Negro Frolics
@desmondcole.bsky.social
Senior writer @breachmedia.ca
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Wab Kinew wants more cops in schools—despite his own work exposing their harm
YouTube video by The Breach
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As a hip hop artist and journalist, Wab Kinew documented the harms of policing on young people
As Manitoba premier, Kinew is calling for more police in his province's schools
We dove into his record on policing and youth for @breachmedia.ca
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa2n...
As Manitoba premier, Kinew is calling for more police in his province's schools
We dove into his record on policing and youth for @breachmedia.ca
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa2n...
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Even Peterborough looks beautiful tonight.
December 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Even Peterborough looks beautiful tonight.
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Trans rights activists have joined forces with labour unions in Saskatchewan to fight anti-trans legislation
It's a model that should be employed nationwide to combat laws against vulnerable groups, writes @desaima.bsky.social
in our latest for @breachmedia.ca
breachmedia.ca/trans-albert...
It's a model that should be employed nationwide to combat laws against vulnerable groups, writes @desaima.bsky.social
in our latest for @breachmedia.ca
breachmedia.ca/trans-albert...
A Prairie alliance of trans advocates and unions should be a national model ⋆ The Breach
Right-wing premiers are using the notwithstanding clause to target trans kids, workers, Muslims, and drug users. Saskatchewan shows how a united front could stop them
breachmedia.ca
December 5, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Trans rights activists have joined forces with labour unions in Saskatchewan to fight anti-trans legislation
It's a model that should be employed nationwide to combat laws against vulnerable groups, writes @desaima.bsky.social
in our latest for @breachmedia.ca
breachmedia.ca/trans-albert...
It's a model that should be employed nationwide to combat laws against vulnerable groups, writes @desaima.bsky.social
in our latest for @breachmedia.ca
breachmedia.ca/trans-albert...
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Great investigative reporting from @ghadaa.bsky.social, part of an indispensable series on wage theft in Ontario.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/emp...
www.thestar.com/news/gta/emp...
Employees at this popular Toronto restaurant chain had $250,000 in wages and compensation stolen, Ontario Labour Ministry finds
Managing director of Sunrise Franchise Corp. says Labour Ministry “unfairly punished” the company.
www.thestar.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Great investigative reporting from @ghadaa.bsky.social, part of an indispensable series on wage theft in Ontario.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/emp...
www.thestar.com/news/gta/emp...
PM Mark Carney and premier Danielle Smith may never get a pipeline from Alberta to the Pacific, but they're working to link Canada's energy future to fossil fuel production
I spoke with @sethdklein.bsky.social about the climate carnage
breachmedia.ca/mark-carneys...
I spoke with @sethdklein.bsky.social about the climate carnage
breachmedia.ca/mark-carneys...
Mark Carney’s pact with Danielle Smith is climate carnage ⋆ The Breach
Author and analyst Seth Klein joins Desmond Cole to break down how Carney and Smith have fulfilled Big Oil’s entire wish list
breachmedia.ca
December 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM
PM Mark Carney and premier Danielle Smith may never get a pipeline from Alberta to the Pacific, but they're working to link Canada's energy future to fossil fuel production
I spoke with @sethdklein.bsky.social about the climate carnage
breachmedia.ca/mark-carneys...
I spoke with @sethdklein.bsky.social about the climate carnage
breachmedia.ca/mark-carneys...
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Tracking my age by how many ultra-specific dongles I have accumulated
December 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Tracking my age by how many ultra-specific dongles I have accumulated
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World AIDS Day feels like a good time to repost my earlier reported story about how Black women, and Black and Latino gay and bisexual men struggle to access HIV prevention drugs, which has likely gotten worse with the 2nd Trump administration's funding cuts! 💔
www.everydayhealth.com/hiv-aids/hiv...
www.everydayhealth.com/hiv-aids/hiv...
HIV PrEP Treatment Failing to Reach Minorities
It’s harder for Black women and Black and Latino gay and bisexual men to access PrEP for HIV prevention, despite disproportionate risks of getting the virus.
www.everydayhealth.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:09 PM
World AIDS Day feels like a good time to repost my earlier reported story about how Black women, and Black and Latino gay and bisexual men struggle to access HIV prevention drugs, which has likely gotten worse with the 2nd Trump administration's funding cuts! 💔
www.everydayhealth.com/hiv-aids/hiv...
www.everydayhealth.com/hiv-aids/hiv...
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On a new episode of 🌊The @breachmedia.ca Show🌊 Nisrin Elamin and Ismail Adam join @desmondcole.bsky.social to discuss how decades of Canadian mining interests and weapons smuggling makes the country complicit in the war in Sudan.
breachmedia.ca/canadian-wea... 🔶
breachmedia.ca/canadian-wea... 🔶
Canadian weapons are enabling Sudan’s ‘war against civilians’ ⋆ The Breach
Nisrin Elamin and Ismail Adam join Desmond Cole to discuss how decades of Canadian mining interests and weapons smuggling makes the country complicit in the war in Sudan
breachmedia.ca
November 29, 2025 at 1:44 PM
On a new episode of 🌊The @breachmedia.ca Show🌊 Nisrin Elamin and Ismail Adam join @desmondcole.bsky.social to discuss how decades of Canadian mining interests and weapons smuggling makes the country complicit in the war in Sudan.
breachmedia.ca/canadian-wea... 🔶
breachmedia.ca/canadian-wea... 🔶
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Since publishing our investigation into "Victoria Goldiee" at @thelocal.to, I've heard from editors from around the world who've had their own run-ins. A quick follow-up, plus a conversation with @cstarnino.bsky.social about journalism in a world of AI fakery. thelocal.to/fallout-from...
The Fallout From Our AI Freelancer Investigation | The Local
A conversation about the future of journalism in a world of “Victoria Goldiees.”
thelocal.to
November 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Since publishing our investigation into "Victoria Goldiee" at @thelocal.to, I've heard from editors from around the world who've had their own run-ins. A quick follow-up, plus a conversation with @cstarnino.bsky.social about journalism in a world of AI fakery. thelocal.to/fallout-from...
There's a Stop Wage Theft rally happening tomorrow outside the Ministry of Labour, hosted by workers owed $400,000 in unpaid wages from their employers
November 28, 2025 at 8:20 PM
There's a Stop Wage Theft rally happening tomorrow outside the Ministry of Labour, hosted by workers owed $400,000 in unpaid wages from their employers
Last night's NDP French language debate exposed a party that doesn't seem serious about rebuilding after the departure of Jagmeet Singh
The party's livestrteam links were faulty, and candidates weren't particularly engaging, mainly because the collective level of French was atrocious🧵
The party's livestrteam links were faulty, and candidates weren't particularly engaging, mainly because the collective level of French was atrocious🧵
November 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Last night's NDP French language debate exposed a party that doesn't seem serious about rebuilding after the departure of Jagmeet Singh
The party's livestrteam links were faulty, and candidates weren't particularly engaging, mainly because the collective level of French was atrocious🧵
The party's livestrteam links were faulty, and candidates weren't particularly engaging, mainly because the collective level of French was atrocious🧵
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For two years, a Sudanese paramilitary force has been massacring civilians—with Canadian-made weapons.
@nisrinelamin.bsky.social and Ismail Adam join @desmondcole.bsky.social to discuss how decades of Canadian mining interests and weapons smuggling makes Ottawa complicit in the war in Sudan.
@nisrinelamin.bsky.social and Ismail Adam join @desmondcole.bsky.social to discuss how decades of Canadian mining interests and weapons smuggling makes Ottawa complicit in the war in Sudan.
Canadian weapons are enabling Sudan’s ‘war against civilians’ ⋆ The Breach
Nisrin Elamin and Ismail Adam join Desmond Cole to discuss how decades of Canadian mining interests and weapons smuggling makes the country complicit in the war in Sudan
breachmedia.ca
November 28, 2025 at 2:44 PM
For two years, a Sudanese paramilitary force has been massacring civilians—with Canadian-made weapons.
@nisrinelamin.bsky.social and Ismail Adam join @desmondcole.bsky.social to discuss how decades of Canadian mining interests and weapons smuggling makes Ottawa complicit in the war in Sudan.
@nisrinelamin.bsky.social and Ismail Adam join @desmondcole.bsky.social to discuss how decades of Canadian mining interests and weapons smuggling makes Ottawa complicit in the war in Sudan.
Canadian weapons are being used by the RSF to commit atrocities in Sudan, but the complicity runs deeper
Ismail Adam, @nisrinelamin.bsky.social and @policingblack.bsky.social call for an arms embargo to Sudan, increased aid, and a robust refugee resettlement program
breachmedia.ca/in-the-genoc...
Ismail Adam, @nisrinelamin.bsky.social and @policingblack.bsky.social call for an arms embargo to Sudan, increased aid, and a robust refugee resettlement program
breachmedia.ca/in-the-genoc...
In the genocide in Sudan, Canada has a hand in the violence ⋆ The Breach
The massacres of civilians in Sudan are being fuelled by Canadian weapons, mining interests, and refugee restrictions. It’s time for Canada to end its complicity
breachmedia.ca
November 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Canadian weapons are being used by the RSF to commit atrocities in Sudan, but the complicity runs deeper
Ismail Adam, @nisrinelamin.bsky.social and @policingblack.bsky.social call for an arms embargo to Sudan, increased aid, and a robust refugee resettlement program
breachmedia.ca/in-the-genoc...
Ismail Adam, @nisrinelamin.bsky.social and @policingblack.bsky.social call for an arms embargo to Sudan, increased aid, and a robust refugee resettlement program
breachmedia.ca/in-the-genoc...
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As a hip hop artist and journalist, Wab Kinew documented the harms of policing on young people
As Manitoba premier, Kinew is calling for more police in his province's schools
We dove into his record on policing and youth for @breachmedia.ca
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa2n...
As Manitoba premier, Kinew is calling for more police in his province's schools
We dove into his record on policing and youth for @breachmedia.ca
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa2n...
Wab Kinew wants more cops in schools—despite his own work exposing their harm
YouTube video by The Breach
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:41 PM
As a hip hop artist and journalist, Wab Kinew documented the harms of policing on young people
As Manitoba premier, Kinew is calling for more police in his province's schools
We dove into his record on policing and youth for @breachmedia.ca
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa2n...
As Manitoba premier, Kinew is calling for more police in his province's schools
We dove into his record on policing and youth for @breachmedia.ca
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa2n...
need to do this again sometime soon
November 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
need to do this again sometime soon
As a hip hop artist and journalist, Wab Kinew documented the harms of policing on young people
As Manitoba premier, Kinew is calling for more police in his province's schools
We dove into his record on policing and youth for @breachmedia.ca
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa2n...
As Manitoba premier, Kinew is calling for more police in his province's schools
We dove into his record on policing and youth for @breachmedia.ca
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa2n...
Wab Kinew wants more cops in schools—despite his own work exposing their harm
YouTube video by The Breach
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:41 PM
As a hip hop artist and journalist, Wab Kinew documented the harms of policing on young people
As Manitoba premier, Kinew is calling for more police in his province's schools
We dove into his record on policing and youth for @breachmedia.ca
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa2n...
As Manitoba premier, Kinew is calling for more police in his province's schools
We dove into his record on policing and youth for @breachmedia.ca
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa2n...
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Bill 60 passed earlier today.
“We see the risks, and we’re calling out this gaslighting for what it is — an attempt to weaken public oversight and hand critical services to private interests.”
My latest for PressProgress is on Ontario's Bill 60 and why some are concerned that it is paving the way towards water privatization.
My latest for PressProgress is on Ontario's Bill 60 and why some are concerned that it is paving the way towards water privatization.
Doug Ford's government claims the province isn’t privatizing water.
Experts aren't convinced.
pressprogress.ca/ontario-clai...
Experts aren't convinced.
pressprogress.ca/ontario-clai...
November 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Bill 60 passed earlier today.
It's rare for a police officer in Canada to be criminally charged for shooting someone, and then to plead guilty
Andrew Davis shot Devon Fowlin in 2023 and pleaded guilty. He was sentenced on Friday: no jail time and one year of probation
www.thestar.com/news/gta/tor...
Andrew Davis shot Devon Fowlin in 2023 and pleaded guilty. He was sentenced on Friday: no jail time and one year of probation
www.thestar.com/news/gta/tor...
Toronto police officer who shot man in park gets suspended sentence, conditional discharge
Expert tells court police should have used de-escalation in February 2023 incident. Because of his sentence, Const. Andrew Davis will have a chance to keep his job.
www.thestar.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
It's rare for a police officer in Canada to be criminally charged for shooting someone, and then to plead guilty
Andrew Davis shot Devon Fowlin in 2023 and pleaded guilty. He was sentenced on Friday: no jail time and one year of probation
www.thestar.com/news/gta/tor...
Andrew Davis shot Devon Fowlin in 2023 and pleaded guilty. He was sentenced on Friday: no jail time and one year of probation
www.thestar.com/news/gta/tor...
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A pair of snowy owls on the coast of Chicago
November 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
A pair of snowy owls on the coast of Chicago
The Trudeau Liberals cut 10,000 public sector jobs beginning last year. PM Carney's plan to axe 30,000 more jobs will impact access to access pensions, Employment Insurance, and passports
The latest from my colleague Harrison Samphir for @breachmedia.ca
breachmedia.ca/canada-publi...
The latest from my colleague Harrison Samphir for @breachmedia.ca
breachmedia.ca/canada-publi...
‘Devastating and demoralizing’: public service braces for wave of cuts ⋆ The Breach
Carney’s austerity plan risks hollowing out government and hurting service delivery
breachmedia.ca
November 14, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The Trudeau Liberals cut 10,000 public sector jobs beginning last year. PM Carney's plan to axe 30,000 more jobs will impact access to access pensions, Employment Insurance, and passports
The latest from my colleague Harrison Samphir for @breachmedia.ca
breachmedia.ca/canada-publi...
The latest from my colleague Harrison Samphir for @breachmedia.ca
breachmedia.ca/canada-publi...
Despite interference from Canadian Border agents and foreign officials, the Palestine Tribunal on Canadian Responsibility is going ahead in Ottawa today and tomorrow, featuring witnesses from Palestine and international advocates
Watch the Tribunal live: www.youtube.com/live/NvYkXaq...
Watch the Tribunal live: www.youtube.com/live/NvYkXaq...
Tribunal
YouTube video by Grace Song
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Despite interference from Canadian Border agents and foreign officials, the Palestine Tribunal on Canadian Responsibility is going ahead in Ottawa today and tomorrow, featuring witnesses from Palestine and international advocates
Watch the Tribunal live: www.youtube.com/live/NvYkXaq...
Watch the Tribunal live: www.youtube.com/live/NvYkXaq...
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Mark Carney's budget will make Trump and Canada’s corporate class happy, but it does little for working people.
Martin Lukacs and @desmondcole.bsky.social break down the Liberals' Stephen Harper-esque moves, from public service layoffs to corporate handouts. breachmedia.ca/a-budget-for...
Martin Lukacs and @desmondcole.bsky.social break down the Liberals' Stephen Harper-esque moves, from public service layoffs to corporate handouts. breachmedia.ca/a-budget-for...
A budget for tanks, banks, and oil barons ⋆ The Breach
Martin Lukacs and Desmond Cole discuss the Liberal government’s Harper-esque budget
breachmedia.ca
November 6, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Mark Carney's budget will make Trump and Canada’s corporate class happy, but it does little for working people.
Martin Lukacs and @desmondcole.bsky.social break down the Liberals' Stephen Harper-esque moves, from public service layoffs to corporate handouts. breachmedia.ca/a-budget-for...
Martin Lukacs and @desmondcole.bsky.social break down the Liberals' Stephen Harper-esque moves, from public service layoffs to corporate handouts. breachmedia.ca/a-budget-for...
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Doug Ford and Mark Carney are making big moves on housing — but tenant groups and housing experts are raising an alarm.
@ricardotranjan.bsky.social joins @desmondcole.bsky.social to discuss how the emerging policy heavily favours corporate landlords. breachmedia.ca/mark-carney-...
@ricardotranjan.bsky.social joins @desmondcole.bsky.social to discuss how the emerging policy heavily favours corporate landlords. breachmedia.ca/mark-carney-...
Mark Carney and Doug Ford keep serving Big Landlords ⋆ The Breach
Economist Ricardo Tranjan joins Desmond Cole to discuss how Ford and Carney’s housing policies heavily favours corporate landlords
breachmedia.ca
October 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Doug Ford and Mark Carney are making big moves on housing — but tenant groups and housing experts are raising an alarm.
@ricardotranjan.bsky.social joins @desmondcole.bsky.social to discuss how the emerging policy heavily favours corporate landlords. breachmedia.ca/mark-carney-...
@ricardotranjan.bsky.social joins @desmondcole.bsky.social to discuss how the emerging policy heavily favours corporate landlords. breachmedia.ca/mark-carney-...
On our latest podcast episode:
-Doug Ford's assault on tenants via changes to the landlord tenant board
-the federal housing plan with big goals and few details
have a listen
-Doug Ford's assault on tenants via changes to the landlord tenant board
-the federal housing plan with big goals and few details
have a listen
Doug Ford and Mark Carney are making big moves on housing — but tenant groups and housing experts are raising an alarm.
@ricardotranjan.bsky.social joins @desmondcole.bsky.social to discuss how the emerging policy heavily favours corporate landlords. breachmedia.ca/mark-carney-...
@ricardotranjan.bsky.social joins @desmondcole.bsky.social to discuss how the emerging policy heavily favours corporate landlords. breachmedia.ca/mark-carney-...
Mark Carney and Doug Ford keep serving Big Landlords ⋆ The Breach
Economist Ricardo Tranjan joins Desmond Cole to discuss how Ford and Carney’s housing policies heavily favours corporate landlords
breachmedia.ca
October 31, 2025 at 4:27 PM
On our latest podcast episode:
-Doug Ford's assault on tenants via changes to the landlord tenant board
-the federal housing plan with big goals and few details
have a listen
-Doug Ford's assault on tenants via changes to the landlord tenant board
-the federal housing plan with big goals and few details
have a listen
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Toronto Life did a feature on my hat collection. Look who’s a super meowdel!!! torontolife.com/style/inside...
Inside the massive hat collection of a Blue Jays superfan - Toronto Life
Lesley Mak owns more than 60 unique Jays caps—including pieces she designed herself
torontolife.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Toronto Life did a feature on my hat collection. Look who’s a super meowdel!!! torontolife.com/style/inside...