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@lydiaelder.bsky.social
· Mar 12
A thread for any 🇺🇸s or for 🇨🇦s who’ve forgotten (or who’ve seen too much 🇺🇸 TV/social media content & forgot): our laws are different.
We have ✨The 🇨🇦 Charter of Rights and Freedoms” which is a part of our Constitution. One of the freedoms guaranteed in there is the “freedom of expression.” 🧵 1/7
We have ✨The 🇨🇦 Charter of Rights and Freedoms” which is a part of our Constitution. One of the freedoms guaranteed in there is the “freedom of expression.” 🧵 1/7
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As the US announced the second phase of the so-called ceasefire deal, Israel killed 10 Palestinians in Gaza yesterday.
Israel has killed at least 451 Palestinians, including over 100 children, since the start of the ceasefire.
Israel has killed at least 451 Palestinians, including over 100 children, since the start of the ceasefire.
Israel kills 10 in Gaza as US declares phase two of ceasefire deal launched
Israeli forces carry out various attacks across the war-torn enclave, including hits on family homes in Deir el-Balah.
www.aljazeera.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:35 PM
As the US announced the second phase of the so-called ceasefire deal, Israel killed 10 Palestinians in Gaza yesterday.
Israel has killed at least 451 Palestinians, including over 100 children, since the start of the ceasefire.
Israel has killed at least 451 Palestinians, including over 100 children, since the start of the ceasefire.
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NEWS: Canada just checkmated the United States.
Breaking with the U.S., Canada has struck a major deal with China: Ottawa will cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles in exchange for dramatically lower tariffs on Canadian farm products.
Breaking with the U.S., Canada has struck a major deal with China: Ottawa will cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles in exchange for dramatically lower tariffs on Canadian farm products.
January 16, 2026 at 6:20 PM
NEWS: Canada just checkmated the United States.
Breaking with the U.S., Canada has struck a major deal with China: Ottawa will cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles in exchange for dramatically lower tariffs on Canadian farm products.
Breaking with the U.S., Canada has struck a major deal with China: Ottawa will cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles in exchange for dramatically lower tariffs on Canadian farm products.
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I don't think people realize how quickly self-sorting is happening as the middle evaporates.
You're either 100% behind the resistance or you're a fascist collaborator.
You're either 100% behind the resistance or you're a fascist collaborator.
We are so far past the Rubicon that it isn't worth having a discussion anymore as to whether Trump is acting as an authoritarian. The only question is whether we have the strength and courage to get back to the other side.
January 15, 2026 at 10:57 PM
I don't think people realize how quickly self-sorting is happening as the middle evaporates.
You're either 100% behind the resistance or you're a fascist collaborator.
You're either 100% behind the resistance or you're a fascist collaborator.
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www.canada.ca/en/public-se...
The Canadian General Standards Board is also shutting down *entirely* as of April 1 with no clear plan for who takes over their work and responsibilities
The Canadian General Standards Board is also shutting down *entirely* as of April 1 with no clear plan for who takes over their work and responsibilities
Canadian General Standards Board - Canada.ca
Canadian General Standards Board, CGSB, standardization, consensus, standards development, conformity assessment, products, services, certification, qualification, acceptance, programs, quality, envir...
www.canada.ca
January 15, 2026 at 1:06 AM
www.canada.ca/en/public-se...
The Canadian General Standards Board is also shutting down *entirely* as of April 1 with no clear plan for who takes over their work and responsibilities
The Canadian General Standards Board is also shutting down *entirely* as of April 1 with no clear plan for who takes over their work and responsibilities
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Quite frankly, it’s outrageous that Mark Carney is cutting Statistics Canada. If he was Stephen Harper or Pierre Poilievre, I feel like this would be getting a lot more backlash.
Carney of all people should know the importance of high-quality data and information about the country.
Carney of all people should know the importance of high-quality data and information about the country.
Statistics Canada to cut 850 jobs in 'dark time' for public service, union says
Federal statistics agency entered its workforce adjustment period Monday, sending notices to thousands of employees.
ottawacitizen.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Quite frankly, it’s outrageous that Mark Carney is cutting Statistics Canada. If he was Stephen Harper or Pierre Poilievre, I feel like this would be getting a lot more backlash.
Carney of all people should know the importance of high-quality data and information about the country.
Carney of all people should know the importance of high-quality data and information about the country.
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Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-year-old U.S. citizen, was put in a chokehold by ICE agents.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to p
www.propublica.org
January 15, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-year-old U.S. citizen, was put in a chokehold by ICE agents.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
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Denmark has begun deploying special elements and heavy military equipment to Greenland to establish defensive positions and logistical infrastructure ahead of a larger Danish Army deployment, with additional European forces expected to follow, including Sweden that is deploying forces today.
January 14, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Denmark has begun deploying special elements and heavy military equipment to Greenland to establish defensive positions and logistical infrastructure ahead of a larger Danish Army deployment, with additional European forces expected to follow, including Sweden that is deploying forces today.
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A protester is currently lying in a hospital bed with a piece of shrapnel in his neck 7mm from his carotid artery.
While he lay bleeding on the pavement, blinded in his left eye, gasping for air, agents did not call a medic. They dragged him and sneered: "You're going to lose your eye."
While he lay bleeding on the pavement, blinded in his left eye, gasping for air, agents did not call a medic. They dragged him and sneered: "You're going to lose your eye."
January 14, 2026 at 4:43 AM
A protester is currently lying in a hospital bed with a piece of shrapnel in his neck 7mm from his carotid artery.
While he lay bleeding on the pavement, blinded in his left eye, gasping for air, agents did not call a medic. They dragged him and sneered: "You're going to lose your eye."
While he lay bleeding on the pavement, blinded in his left eye, gasping for air, agents did not call a medic. They dragged him and sneered: "You're going to lose your eye."
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Ras Ain al-Auja was one of the largest Palestinian Bedouin villages in the West Bank. Now most of its 120 families have been forcibly displaced by state-backed Israeli settlers after nonstop attacks. Residents are calling it "another Nakba."
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/ras-...
#Palestine #Israel
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/ras-...
#Palestine #Israel
Ras Ain al-Auja, the latest Palestinian village in the West Bank wiped off the map by Israel
Ras Ain al-Auja was one of the largest Palestinian Bedouin villages in the West Bank. Now most of its 120 families have been forcibly displaced by state-backed Israeli settlers after nonstop attacks....
mondoweiss.net
January 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Ras Ain al-Auja was one of the largest Palestinian Bedouin villages in the West Bank. Now most of its 120 families have been forcibly displaced by state-backed Israeli settlers after nonstop attacks. Residents are calling it "another Nakba."
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/ras-...
#Palestine #Israel
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/ras-...
#Palestine #Israel
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This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
January 13, 2026 at 10:20 PM
This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
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The Liberal government’s legislation to criminalize sexual deepfakes would not cover most of the images that have proliferated on X in recent weeks, a law professor said.
Federal bill criminalizing sexual deepfakes wouldn’t cover X images: expert
The Liberal government’s legislation to criminalize sexual deepfakes would not cover most of the images that have proliferated on X in recent weeks, a law professor said.
cheknews.ca
January 13, 2026 at 11:30 PM
The Liberal government’s legislation to criminalize sexual deepfakes would not cover most of the images that have proliferated on X in recent weeks, a law professor said.
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Aid organizations say Israel’s recent ban of 37 groups has dealt a severe blow to humanitarian work across Palestine. In Gaza, it means "cutting off a lifeline for over two million people," says Rahma Worldwide's Dr. Shadi Zazzah.
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/isra...
#Palestine #Israel
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/isra...
#Palestine #Israel
Israeli ban on 37 aid organizations expected to have devastating impacts across Palestine
Aid organizations say Israel’s recent ban of 37 groups has dealt a severe blow to humanitarian work across Palestine. In Gaza, it means “cutting off a lifeline for over two million people,” says...
mondoweiss.net
January 13, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Aid organizations say Israel’s recent ban of 37 groups has dealt a severe blow to humanitarian work across Palestine. In Gaza, it means "cutting off a lifeline for over two million people," says Rahma Worldwide's Dr. Shadi Zazzah.
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/isra...
#Palestine #Israel
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/isra...
#Palestine #Israel
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These were three solid "flat screen" studios that got swallowed, ground up, and spit out by Zuck's fickle fad tech machine.
Wishing every member of these teams a soft landing in a miserable environment.
Wishing Zuck a very "go touch the sun."
Wishing every member of these teams a soft landing in a miserable environment.
Wishing Zuck a very "go touch the sun."
Update: Meta has shut down three game studios and laid off all employees.
-Armature, the devs behind the VR port of Resident Evil 4
-Twisted Pixel, the studio that made Deadpool VR
-Sanzaru, which developed Asgard's Wrath 1 and 2.
-Armature, the devs behind the VR port of Resident Evil 4
-Twisted Pixel, the studio that made Deadpool VR
-Sanzaru, which developed Asgard's Wrath 1 and 2.
Deadpool Studio And More Closed As Meta Chases AI Instead Of Gaming
Twisted Pixel, Armature, and Sanzaru Games have been gutted according to laid off employees
kotaku.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:46 PM
These were three solid "flat screen" studios that got swallowed, ground up, and spit out by Zuck's fickle fad tech machine.
Wishing every member of these teams a soft landing in a miserable environment.
Wishing Zuck a very "go touch the sun."
Wishing every member of these teams a soft landing in a miserable environment.
Wishing Zuck a very "go touch the sun."
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History is repeating itself in America. 🤯
January 11, 2026 at 6:56 PM
History is repeating itself in America. 🤯
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"Fuckin' bitch."
January 9, 2026 at 11:41 PM
"Fuckin' bitch."
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The vice president’s comments justifying the death of Renee Good are a moral stain on the collective witness of our Catholic faith, writes digital editor John Grosso.
Catholic Vice President Vance takes to social media to justify killing of Renee Good
After the tragic shooting of Renee Good at the hands of ICE, the Catholic vice president of the United States took to social media to justify the killing.
www.ncronline.org
January 8, 2026 at 7:34 PM
The vice president’s comments justifying the death of Renee Good are a moral stain on the collective witness of our Catholic faith, writes digital editor John Grosso.
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Mahsa Amini was killed by a regime enforcing moral control over women.
Renee Good was killed by a state apparatus enforcing control through armed authority.
One was labeled morality.
The other was labeled law enforcement.
Both labels were used to excuse murder.
Renee Good was killed by a state apparatus enforcing control through armed authority.
One was labeled morality.
The other was labeled law enforcement.
Both labels were used to excuse murder.
January 9, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Mahsa Amini was killed by a regime enforcing moral control over women.
Renee Good was killed by a state apparatus enforcing control through armed authority.
One was labeled morality.
The other was labeled law enforcement.
Both labels were used to excuse murder.
Renee Good was killed by a state apparatus enforcing control through armed authority.
One was labeled morality.
The other was labeled law enforcement.
Both labels were used to excuse murder.
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Been saying it for a year (privately, then publicly after leaving The Washington Post):
This is fascism. It's here. It is happening right now.
This is fascism. It's here. It is happening right now.
ICE shot a woman point-blank in Minneapolis. The agency’s raids and impunity were always going to lead to death.
This Isn’t the First Killing by ICE — and It Won’t Be the Last
ICE shot a woman point-blank in Minneapolis. The agency’s raids and impunity were always going to lead to death.
interc.pt
January 7, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Been saying it for a year (privately, then publicly after leaving The Washington Post):
This is fascism. It's here. It is happening right now.
This is fascism. It's here. It is happening right now.
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This guy here is dead 👇
January 5, 2026 at 7:15 PM
This guy here is dead 👇
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Denmark’s Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, to the United States: "If the United States chooses to attack another NATO country, then everything stops.”
January 5, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Denmark’s Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, to the United States: "If the United States chooses to attack another NATO country, then everything stops.”
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War is peace. Freedom is slavery.
January 5, 2026 at 11:51 PM
War is peace. Freedom is slavery.
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Freeland has held nearly every top economic and foreign policy role in Canada, Deputy PM, Finance Minister, Foreign Minister, Trade Minister. Few Western officials understand sanctions, trade, and power politics at her level. #cdnpoli
January 5, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Freeland has held nearly every top economic and foreign policy role in Canada, Deputy PM, Finance Minister, Foreign Minister, Trade Minister. Few Western officials understand sanctions, trade, and power politics at her level. #cdnpoli
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It’s official: RFK Jr has officially reduced recommended childhood vaccines from 17 to 11, removing universal vaccine recommendations for RSV, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, dengue and two types of bacterial meningitis.
This reckless contravention of science is going to kill people.
This reckless contravention of science is going to kill people.
January 5, 2026 at 7:36 PM
It’s official: RFK Jr has officially reduced recommended childhood vaccines from 17 to 11, removing universal vaccine recommendations for RSV, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, dengue and two types of bacterial meningitis.
This reckless contravention of science is going to kill people.
This reckless contravention of science is going to kill people.