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Join us for the launch of our new podcast, "There is a List," tackling the surveillance of pro-Palestine voices in the age of Big Brother.

Moderated by Sonya Fatah, w/ @smohyeddin.bsky.social, Yara Shoufani, @yipengge.bsky.social & Zahra Khozema.

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November 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Doug Ford campaigned on “stopping the gravy train”. Today he’s driving it.
What we’d once consider a scandal is now just another day in Doug Ford’s Ontario.

A $16 orange juice once ended a political career. Today, government shrugs off allegations of a billion-dollar slush fund — the result of a decade of far-right impunity.

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#onpoli
What we'd once consider a scandal is now just another day in Doug Ford's Ontario
Once a $16 orange juice could end a career. Today, Ford’s government shrugs off allegations of a billion-dollar slush fund, revealing a political culture reshaped — and degraded — by a decade of far-r...
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November 21, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Big news! Ricochet has become just the fourth English-language media outlet in Canada to earn para-charitable RJO status!

This makes us a qualified donee in tax parlance, and means all donations are fully tax deductible — just like donations to charities.

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Big news! Ricochet earns para-charitable RJO status
We are the fourth English-language outlet in Canada to qualify as a Registered Journalism Organization
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November 19, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Ontario First Nation prepared to block highway to stop #mining near drinking #water source.

After a decade of government inaction, elders signal they’re done being ignored as development plans advance without consent.

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#onpoli
Ontario First Nation prepared to block highway to stop mining near drinking water source
In a community grieving five recent deaths after a decade of government inaction, elders signal they’re done being ignored as development plans advance without consent
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November 24, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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A climate deal without explicit language calling for a fossil fuel phaseout is like a ceasefire without explicit language calling for a suspension of hostilities.
#COP30
November 22, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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November 21, 2025 at 10:55 PM
📣JOIN US📣

Join us for the launch of our new podcast, "There is a List," tackling the surveillance of pro-Palestine voices in the age of Big Brother.

Moderated by Sonya Fatah, w/ @smohyeddin.bsky.social, Yara Shoufani, @yipengge.bsky.social & Zahra Khozema.

Register now: shorturl.at/mavNU
November 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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What we’d once consider a scandal is now just another day in Doug Ford’s Ontario.

A $16 orange juice once ended a political career. Today, government shrugs off allegations of a billion-dollar slush fund — the result of a decade of far-right impunity.

ricochet.media/politics/wha...

#onpoli
What we'd once consider a scandal is now just another day in Doug Ford's Ontario
Once a $16 orange juice could end a career. Today, Ford’s government shrugs off allegations of a billion-dollar slush fund, revealing a political culture reshaped — and degraded — by a decade of far-r...
ricochet.media
November 20, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Listen to my @ricochetmedia.bsky.social podcast interview with #OmarElAkkad from earlier this year about his @nationalbook.bsky.social Award for Nonfiction winning book “One Day Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This” podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/o...
November 20, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Mayor-elect #ZohranMamdani won because he built a populist campaign with clear policies that would have a meaningful impact on people's lives.

Ideas like creating publicly-owned #grocery stores — which experts say can be done in #Canada.

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#affordability #cdnpoli
Could publicly-owned grocery stores break Canada’s grocery oligopoly?
A bold proposal from New York’s Zohran Mamdani is sparking interest north of the border. Experts say a Canadian public option is not only possible — it’s long overdue
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November 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Doug Ford’s war on tenants: Ontario’s new housing bill is a gift to corporate landlords — and a warning shot at the rent strikers and organizers who dared to fight back.

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#HousingIsAHumanRight #onpoli
Doug Ford's war on tenants
Ontario’s new housing bill is a gift to corporate landlords — and a warning shot at the rent strikers and organizers who dared to fight back
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November 6, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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LISTEN: “All Eyes on #Sudan: A Foreign Correspondent Tells the Stories of A Country & A People Living Through The Horror of War”…My @ricochetmedia.bsky.social conversation with Yousra Elbagir @skynewsrss.bsky.social Africa journalist. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/y...
Yousra Elbagir - All Eyes on Sudan: A Foreign Correspondent Tells the Stories of A Country Living Through The Horror of War
Podcast Episode · In Bed with the Elephant · 2025-11-20 · 53m
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November 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Thank you @ricochetmedia.bsky.social for publishing my analysis of #Onpoli’s Skills Development scandal.

Has the nature of political scandals shifted in the past decade under populist right-wing governments? I do think so.
What we’d once consider a scandal is now just another day in Doug Ford’s Ontario.

A $16 orange juice once ended a political career. Today, government shrugs off allegations of a billion-dollar slush fund — the result of a decade of far-right impunity.

ricochet.media/politics/wha...

#onpoli
What we'd once consider a scandal is now just another day in Doug Ford's Ontario
Once a $16 orange juice could end a career. Today, Ford’s government shrugs off allegations of a billion-dollar slush fund, revealing a political culture reshaped — and degraded — by a decade of far-r...
ricochet.media
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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In the finale of #ThereIsAList, we explore what it means to flip the lens on surveillance

Meet the activists behind Reverse Canary Mission, turning the tables on those making blacklists of people speaking up for #Palestine.

Support our work: ricochet.media/donate/

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There is a List, Episode 5: The Anti-List
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November 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
We've got some exciting news to share! We recently found out that we're an RJO! (we can now issue tax receipts like a charity)

"This is, without exaggeration, a game-changer for us."

Check out the full announcement from one of our founders, @ethancox.bsky.social:

ricochet.media/announcement...
November 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM
What we’d once consider a scandal is now just another day in Doug Ford’s Ontario.

A $16 orange juice once ended a political career. Today, government shrugs off allegations of a billion-dollar slush fund — the result of a decade of far-right impunity.

ricochet.media/politics/wha...

#onpoli
What we'd once consider a scandal is now just another day in Doug Ford's Ontario
Once a $16 orange juice could end a career. Today, Ford’s government shrugs off allegations of a billion-dollar slush fund, revealing a political culture reshaped — and degraded — by a decade of far-r...
ricochet.media
November 20, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Ottawa won’t back down on Ring of Fire environmental assessment.

Doug Ford wants to fast-track #mining in the North, but First Nations say both governments are stripping away environmental safeguards and treaty rights.

New from @jonthompson.bsky.social:

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#onpoli
Ottawa won’t back down on Ring of Fire environmental assessment
Doug Ford wants to fast-track critical mineral development, but First Nations say both governments are stripping away environmental safeguards and treaty rights
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November 19, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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As Canadian history is put on the auction block this week, re-upping my article @ricochetmedia.bsky.social about why the HBC Collection belongs to Canadians, why it should be in a museum, and how Heritage Canada lacks the teeth to protect Canada's heritage

#cdnpoli

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Despite requests from Indigenous leaders, HBC artifacts will not be returned
Those interested in the items have been required to sign non-disclosure agreements
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November 19, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Big news! Ricochet has become just the fourth English-language media outlet in Canada to earn para-charitable RJO status!

This makes us a qualified donee in tax parlance, and means all donations are fully tax deductible — just like donations to charities.

Read more:

ricochet.media/announcement...
Big news! Ricochet earns para-charitable RJO status
We are the fourth English-language outlet in Canada to qualify as a Registered Journalism Organization
ricochet.media
November 19, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Ontario First Nations say it’s ‘now or never’ to stand up to resource extraction bills.

Legal experts warn laws are undemocratic and unconstitutional, while leaders call for a united front to defend lands and rights.

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#onpoli
Ontario First Nations say it's ‘now or never’ to stand up to resource extraction bills
Legal experts warn that laws are undemocratic and unconstitutional, while leaders across the north call for a united front to defend their lands and sovereignty
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November 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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'A Bloomberg investigation found two-thirds of global #AI data centers are built or planned in water-stressed areas.'
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Canada's next extractive industry: How AI is following the fossil fuel playbook
Ottawa is betting nearly a billion on artificial intelligence, ignoring warnings of its environmental risks. Just like Big Oil, Big Tech is building infrastructure that will be nearly impossible to di...
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November 15, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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This is a REALLY important story, Canada. The Carney government's push to AI our entire country is going to hurt so many people and cause SO much damage to our communities. The government isn't doing ANYTHING to try and mitigate the harms data centres are going to cause, either.
November 13, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Canada’s next extractive industry: How #AI is following the fossil fuel playbook.

Ottawa is betting on artificial intelligence. Just like #BigOil, Big Tech is building infrastructure that will be nearly impossible to dismantle.

New from @terraloire.bsky.social:

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Canada's next extractive industry: How AI is following the fossil fuel playbook
Ottawa is betting nearly a billion on artificial intelligence, ignoring warnings of its environmental risks. Just like Big Oil, Big Tech is building infrastructure that will be nearly impossible to di...
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November 13, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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The billionaire loophole: How Canada’s tax system fuels inequality. While ordinary Canadians struggle, the top one per cent hide billions in offshore tax havens — a colonial system engineered to protect wealth and starve public services #canpoli #onpoli ricochet.media/labour/class...
The billionaire loophole: How Canada’s tax system fuels inequality
While ordinary Canadians struggle, the top one per cent hide billions in offshore tax havens — a colonial system engineered to protect wealth and starve public services
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November 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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"... I’m trying to get open a water treatment plant the last 30 years, now here they’re fast-tracking the resources. Why can’t the government fast-track the resources in the community? Why can’t they build it?”
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#HonourTheTreaties #Water #cdnpoli #UNDRIP #RingOfFire
Will Canada abandon environmental assessment in the Ring of Fire?
Doug Ford wants Ottawa to ignore First Nations’ warnings that drinking water, treaty rights, and the land itself are on the line
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November 6, 2025 at 1:03 PM