Donna Papacosta
@dpapacosta.bsky.social
Writer. Former podcaster/teacher. Editor of my brother's memoir, Pepo. https://amzn.to/3N22EUm Native New Yorker forced to learn metric.
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Major media seem flummoxed about what to do when Trump shares a fake video of Obama getting arrested. Maybe they think the options are A) take the bait, or B) ignore it. But there's a 3rd option: Gather all the crazy examples and write big, loud stories about how the president is mentally unhinged.
July 21, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Major media seem flummoxed about what to do when Trump shares a fake video of Obama getting arrested. Maybe they think the options are A) take the bait, or B) ignore it. But there's a 3rd option: Gather all the crazy examples and write big, loud stories about how the president is mentally unhinged.
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Once again, @thebeaverton.com has the definitive take on the issue.
Ford insists dubious Therme Spa project met all the necessary bribes
QUEEN'S PARK - Responding to a New York Times exposé claiming that European firm Therme grossly overstated its business experience to land a suspiciously lucrative Ontario Place re-development deal, P...
www.thebeaverton.com
April 17, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Once again, @thebeaverton.com has the definitive take on the issue.
Why are we not surprised that the Ontario government fell down on its responsibility to do due diligence?
Thanks to the NYT for uncovering the false claims behind the spa to be built on Ontario Place, following a shady bid process and no environmental assessment.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/w...
A Wellness Company With False Claims, Global Aims and a Toronto Island (Gift Article)
A Times investigation shows Therme, a European firm, exaggerated its track record in securing a deal with Ontario, and government auditors found that the process had been unfair and opaque.
www.nytimes.com
April 17, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Why are we not surprised that the Ontario government fell down on its responsibility to do due diligence?
Shameful.
I look at close to 100 stories a week and even more outside of work. I’ve done this ten years.
This is among the most horrific things I’ve ever read — testimony from dying children whose access to medicine has been cut off by the Trump administration.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
This is among the most horrific things I’ve ever read — testimony from dying children whose access to medicine has been cut off by the Trump administration.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Haunted by hopelessness: 12 Zambians share their stories as HIV drugs run out
Mothers and children, husbands and wives, doctors, truck drivers and religious leaders are all grappling with the fallout from the sudden U.S. cuts in aid.
www.npr.org
April 17, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Shameful.
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Canada updated its travel advisory for the US, telling travellers to "expect scrutiny at ports of entry, including of electronic devices," adding, "If you are denied entry, you could be detained while awaiting deportation.": travel.gc.ca/destinations...
Travel advice and advisories for United States (USA)
Travel Advice and Advisories from the Government of Canada
travel.gc.ca
April 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Canada updated its travel advisory for the US, telling travellers to "expect scrutiny at ports of entry, including of electronic devices," adding, "If you are denied entry, you could be detained while awaiting deportation.": travel.gc.ca/destinations...
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#COVID19 didn’t end. Its story just stopped being told. A new story, rooted in the way we live now, would necessitate the telling of present-day truths, by @flannerydean.bsky.social canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/04/04/c... via @canadahealthwatch.bsky.social @nicktsergas.ca
COVID didn’t end. Its story just stopped being told.
A new story, rooted in the way we live now, would necessitate the telling of present-day truths.
canadahealthwatch.ca
April 5, 2025 at 10:17 AM
#COVID19 didn’t end. Its story just stopped being told. A new story, rooted in the way we live now, would necessitate the telling of present-day truths, by @flannerydean.bsky.social canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/04/04/c... via @canadahealthwatch.bsky.social @nicktsergas.ca
Remember when he denigrated Obama anytime he played golf?
April 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Remember when he denigrated Obama anytime he played golf?
Absolutely crazy
Complete batshit lunacy on the president's Truth Social account. Yes, he really posted this.
February 26, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Absolutely crazy
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Complete batshit lunacy on the president's Truth Social account. Yes, he really posted this.
February 26, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Complete batshit lunacy on the president's Truth Social account. Yes, he really posted this.
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Canada has never been more united
February 16, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Canada has never been more united
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He’s right again.
February 16, 2025 at 12:51 AM
He’s right again.
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February 7, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/do...
Don't cut NPR and PBS funding!
Millions of Americans rely on public media for their news and educational programming. In many rural areas in our country, public broadcasting is their main avenue for receiving news, emer...
sign.moveon.org
February 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/do...
These cabinet picks are like something out of the plot of a disjointed dystopian novel.
February 4, 2025 at 7:50 PM
These cabinet picks are like something out of the plot of a disjointed dystopian novel.
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“But her emails!”
Arguably the biggest national security breach in U.S. history. Private employees downloading personnel data on every federal employee and tax and social security data on every American onto private unsecured servers. Needless to say, completely illegal and subject to major prison sentences.
3/ different pieces fit together. There also seems to be a significant amount of downloading government data onto private servers, etc, totally outside any cybersecurity regime. Additionally it’s unclear to the people inside whether the people doing these things actually work for the US govt…
February 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
“But her emails!”
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The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they resisted turning over classified material in restricted areas to Elon Musk’s staffers. America, please stand with us—we are fighting to defend this country!
February 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they resisted turning over classified material in restricted areas to Elon Musk’s staffers. America, please stand with us—we are fighting to defend this country!
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I hope America is smart enough to elect this man president one day soon.
January 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I hope America is smart enough to elect this man president one day soon.
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➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
January 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
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This is the face of courage and compassion. Thank you Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde for speaking truth to power on behalf of the marginalized.
January 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM
This is the face of courage and compassion. Thank you Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde for speaking truth to power on behalf of the marginalized.
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Trump is withdrawing from the WHO. That’s a grave mistake.
The United States’ absence will only hurt Americans — and help China, by Richard Coniff and Lawrence O. Gostin www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202... via @postopinions.bsky.social #GlobalHealth
The United States’ absence will only hurt Americans — and help China, by Richard Coniff and Lawrence O. Gostin www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202... via @postopinions.bsky.social #GlobalHealth
Opinion | Trump is withdrawing from the WHO. That’s a grave mistake.
The United States’ absence will only hurt Americans — and help China.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Trump is withdrawing from the WHO. That’s a grave mistake.
The United States’ absence will only hurt Americans — and help China, by Richard Coniff and Lawrence O. Gostin www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202... via @postopinions.bsky.social #GlobalHealth
The United States’ absence will only hurt Americans — and help China, by Richard Coniff and Lawrence O. Gostin www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202... via @postopinions.bsky.social #GlobalHealth
You really couldn’t make this stuff up.
A Tesla truck caught fire and exploded outside the hotel on Wednesday morning, authorities say. One person died inside the vehicle, while seven who were nearby received minor injuries.
1 person dead, 7 injured after Tesla truck explodes outside Trump's Las Vegas hotel
A Tesla truck caught fire and exploded outside the hotel on Wednesday morning, authorities say. One person died inside the vehicle, while seven who were nearby received minor injuries.
www.npr.org
January 1, 2025 at 9:44 PM
You really couldn’t make this stuff up.
Excellent point here.
Fundamentalism teaches us is that the world is binary. Good vs evil. Right vs wrong. Even after you leave religion, that way of thinking persists because you were trained in it.
The antidote for me has been curiosity and accepting there are lots of things I don’t know.
The antidote for me has been curiosity and accepting there are lots of things I don’t know.
December 31, 2024 at 10:58 PM
Excellent point here.