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I imagine that the governing Ford crime syndicate will use this as an excuse to bring in for-profit prisons... www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
How a 'tough on crime' push collides with more overcrowding in Ontario jails | CBC News
Ontario jails are heading toward a record year for overcrowding, remand populations and lockdowns just as politicians debate bail reforms that could lead to a further influx of accused behind bars, da...
www.cbc.ca
December 8, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I imagine that the governing Ford crime syndicate will use this as an excuse to bring in for-profit prisons... www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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When I testified to this committee in 2024, she asked a leading Qs about whether Trudeau's "soft on crime" bail approach is why my stalker was allowed to terrorize me for 10 years. I had to correct her and say "My stalker was never even arrested, let alone bailed out."
Her bias is so blatant.
Her bias is so blatant.
If you want to talk statistics, Ms Roberts: in Canada it’s Indigenous women who suffer most at the hands of male abusers.
Maybe do your homework before you stigmatize a group you have a personal racist grievance against
Maybe do your homework before you stigmatize a group you have a personal racist grievance against
Conservative MP Anna Roberts pushes racist trope of ‘foreign men terrorizing our women’ during committee focused on antifeminist ideology.
December 9, 2025 at 3:58 AM
When I testified to this committee in 2024, she asked a leading Qs about whether Trudeau's "soft on crime" bail approach is why my stalker was allowed to terrorize me for 10 years. I had to correct her and say "My stalker was never even arrested, let alone bailed out."
Her bias is so blatant.
Her bias is so blatant.
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I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
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Though Mike Harris claimed it was done in the name of cost-cutting and efficiency, amalgamation has effectively gerrymandered municipal politics in Ottawa and Toronto and diluted the power of local residents over their cities and communities
It's been 25 years since One-Big-Ottawa was imposed on us. The world has finally taken note: this thing doesn't really work for urban or rural residents. I wrote about why and what's next.
glebereport.ca/articles/ott... #ottawa #ottcity #deamalgamateottawa
glebereport.ca/articles/ott... #ottawa #ottcity #deamalgamateottawa
October 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Though Mike Harris claimed it was done in the name of cost-cutting and efficiency, amalgamation has effectively gerrymandered municipal politics in Ottawa and Toronto and diluted the power of local residents over their cities and communities
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I'd just like to point out how weird it is that places with hundreds or even thousands of reporters — the NYT, WaPo, CBS, NBC, AP, etc. — are all getting pummeled on every major story by the dozen computerboys at Wired. To fumble the bag this consistently is, at some point, cowardice and a choice.
NEW: Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.”
The FBI's Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Had Nearly 3 Minutes Cut Out
Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.”
www.wired.com
July 15, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I'd just like to point out how weird it is that places with hundreds or even thousands of reporters — the NYT, WaPo, CBS, NBC, AP, etc. — are all getting pummeled on every major story by the dozen computerboys at Wired. To fumble the bag this consistently is, at some point, cowardice and a choice.
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An “anti-government militia” is “targeting Oklahoma weather radars, days after a man vandalized News 9’s weather radar
Meteorologists are trying to explain that weather radars do not control the weather
Meteorologists are trying to explain that weather radars do not control the weather
'Anti-government militia' says it’s targeting Oklahoma weather radars
An “anti-government militia” called ‘Veterans on Patrol’ told News 9 on Tuesday that it is “targeting” Oklahoma weather radars, days after an individual vandalized News 9’s weather radar.
www.news9.com
July 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
An “anti-government militia” is “targeting Oklahoma weather radars, days after a man vandalized News 9’s weather radar
Meteorologists are trying to explain that weather radars do not control the weather
Meteorologists are trying to explain that weather radars do not control the weather
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Emergency room wait times are bad. But they are going to get worse. The recent Ontario budget falls far short of the funding needed to maintain even the current level of hospital services, by @drgorfinkel.bsky.social www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... via @thestar.com
Iris Gorfinkel: Emergency room wait times: They are going to get worse in Ontario
The recent budget falls far short of the funding needed to maintain even the current level of hospital services, turning its back on an aging population with more complex health
www.thestar.com
June 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Emergency room wait times are bad. But they are going to get worse. The recent Ontario budget falls far short of the funding needed to maintain even the current level of hospital services, by @drgorfinkel.bsky.social www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... via @thestar.com
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Yes. I am right. I am seeing how Chat GPT is ruining students critical thinking and writing skills in real time. It is not the future. It is a tool designed to render the populace helpless, to make people doubt their innate intelligence, and to foster overreliance on technology.
@roxanegay.bsky.social maybe you’re right.
A new study from MIT’s Media Lab (not yet peer-reviewed & small sample size): ChatGPT May Be Eroding Critical Thinking Skills. [time.com]
June 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Yes. I am right. I am seeing how Chat GPT is ruining students critical thinking and writing skills in real time. It is not the future. It is a tool designed to render the populace helpless, to make people doubt their innate intelligence, and to foster overreliance on technology.
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Protesters have entered the office building where Peter Thiel’s West Hollywood office is located:
June 13, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Protesters have entered the office building where Peter Thiel’s West Hollywood office is located:
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Tenants with @KCTenants just won an 8-month strike -- and showed that labor tactics work on landlords.
reporting by @rebeccaburns.bsky.social for @inthesetimes.com
inthesetimes.com/article/rent...
reporting by @rebeccaburns.bsky.social for @inthesetimes.com
inthesetimes.com/article/rent...
Striking Tenants Withhold Rent for 247 Days and Win
A victory in Kansas City suggests that the tactics of organized labor can work for tenants.
inthesetimes.com
June 5, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Tenants with @KCTenants just won an 8-month strike -- and showed that labor tactics work on landlords.
reporting by @rebeccaburns.bsky.social for @inthesetimes.com
inthesetimes.com/article/rent...
reporting by @rebeccaburns.bsky.social for @inthesetimes.com
inthesetimes.com/article/rent...
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A massive outbreak has made Ontario the #measles epicentre of the western hemisphere. Three-quarters of cases are in unvaccinated children, and this week saw the first fatality: a premature baby, by Olivia Bowden www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j... via @theguardian.com
A massive outbreak has made Ontario the measles epicentre of the western hemisphere
Three-quarters of cases are in unvaccinated children, and this week saw the first fatality: a premature baby
www.theguardian.com
June 6, 2025 at 12:52 PM
A massive outbreak has made Ontario the #measles epicentre of the western hemisphere. Three-quarters of cases are in unvaccinated children, and this week saw the first fatality: a premature baby, by Olivia Bowden www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j... via @theguardian.com
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Detective collected video footage but never watched it.
He collected her used clothing but never sent it for forensic testing.
And he never filed for a warrant to get the files from Hockey Canada.
And y'all wonder why less than 10% of victims in Canada report to the police.
He collected her used clothing but never sent it for forensic testing.
And he never filed for a warrant to get the files from Hockey Canada.
And y'all wonder why less than 10% of victims in Canada report to the police.
London police detective who closed Hockey Canada case without charges pressed on apparent gaps in probe
The now-retired sergeant concedes he didn’t obtain texts between accused player and teammate or watch surveillance footage from bar where complainant and players met
www.theglobeandmail.com
May 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Detective collected video footage but never watched it.
He collected her used clothing but never sent it for forensic testing.
And he never filed for a warrant to get the files from Hockey Canada.
And y'all wonder why less than 10% of victims in Canada report to the police.
He collected her used clothing but never sent it for forensic testing.
And he never filed for a warrant to get the files from Hockey Canada.
And y'all wonder why less than 10% of victims in Canada report to the police.
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Cancer drug Revlimid has its origin in a pill that cost patients $7.50 each.
Decades later, Revlimid costs more than $18,000 for a month’s supply...
Even though it still only costs about 25 cents to manufacture.
New: @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social @propublica.org
Decades later, Revlimid costs more than $18,000 for a month’s supply...
Even though it still only costs about 25 cents to manufacture.
New: @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social @propublica.org
The Price of Remission
When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked ...
www.propublica.org
May 8, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Cancer drug Revlimid has its origin in a pill that cost patients $7.50 each.
Decades later, Revlimid costs more than $18,000 for a month’s supply...
Even though it still only costs about 25 cents to manufacture.
New: @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social @propublica.org
Decades later, Revlimid costs more than $18,000 for a month’s supply...
Even though it still only costs about 25 cents to manufacture.
New: @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social @propublica.org
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May is Sexual Assault Awareness Month in Canada 🇨🇦
Why not carve out an hour of your time to learn effective bystander intervention skills?
It's free, open to anyone anywhere aged 12+ and cameras/mics are off, so you're basically anonymous.
Fits up to 1,000 people so please spread the word ✊🏻
Why not carve out an hour of your time to learn effective bystander intervention skills?
It's free, open to anyone anywhere aged 12+ and cameras/mics are off, so you're basically anonymous.
Fits up to 1,000 people so please spread the word ✊🏻
If you saw someone being sexually harassed on the train, would you know how to help? If you saw transphobia at your local coffee shop, would you know how to intervene without making things worse?
Let me teach you effective bystander intervention - for free!
Register : zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Let me teach you effective bystander intervention - for free!
Register : zoom.us/webinar/regi...
April 30, 2025 at 2:17 PM
May is Sexual Assault Awareness Month in Canada 🇨🇦
Why not carve out an hour of your time to learn effective bystander intervention skills?
It's free, open to anyone anywhere aged 12+ and cameras/mics are off, so you're basically anonymous.
Fits up to 1,000 people so please spread the word ✊🏻
Why not carve out an hour of your time to learn effective bystander intervention skills?
It's free, open to anyone anywhere aged 12+ and cameras/mics are off, so you're basically anonymous.
Fits up to 1,000 people so please spread the word ✊🏻
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Jake Tapper: "One 60 Minutes source tells me, 'The lawsuit was baseless. Bill Owens wouldn't apologize. He wouldn't bend. He fought for the broadcast and for independent journalism and that cost him his job. It's shameful.'"
April 23, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Jake Tapper: "One 60 Minutes source tells me, 'The lawsuit was baseless. Bill Owens wouldn't apologize. He wouldn't bend. He fought for the broadcast and for independent journalism and that cost him his job. It's shameful.'"
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Love seeing all the people who care. Big cities are amazing, but this bravery is what makes my heart burst.
April 6, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Love seeing all the people who care. Big cities are amazing, but this bravery is what makes my heart burst.
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And the only mention of it on the actual print front page is just an image with a caption telling people they need to turn to page 18 to read about it. Not worthy of a front page story, apparently.
April 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
And the only mention of it on the actual print front page is just an image with a caption telling people they need to turn to page 18 to read about it. Not worthy of a front page story, apparently.
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Renée Descary was stabbed to death by a 24 year old man who didn't even know her.
Grateful to live in a city where both City Hall and the police use the proper term of femicide. Sure wish I lived in a province where the premier had the courage to do the same.
Grateful to live in a city where both City Hall and the police use the proper term of femicide. Sure wish I lived in a province where the premier had the courage to do the same.
Ontario man charged with murder in latest case of femicide: Ottawa police | Globalnews.ca
Police in Ottawa have charged a man in connection to a fatal stabbing of a woman earlier this week in what they are calling a case of femicide.
globalnews.ca
April 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Renée Descary was stabbed to death by a 24 year old man who didn't even know her.
Grateful to live in a city where both City Hall and the police use the proper term of femicide. Sure wish I lived in a province where the premier had the courage to do the same.
Grateful to live in a city where both City Hall and the police use the proper term of femicide. Sure wish I lived in a province where the premier had the courage to do the same.
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RFK is a eugenics freak first and foremost and everything falls downstream from that. he *wants* excess deaths. he thinks that only the "fit" should survive.
These motherfuckers are going to kill children. I've been saying it for a year, but RFK Jr might as well be a serial murderer.
Watch: they'll start vaccine *bans* within a year.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/h...
Watch: they'll start vaccine *bans* within a year.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/h...
RFK Jr. Turns to a Discredited Vaccine Researcher for Autism Study (Gift Article)
David Geier has been hired as a senior data analyst at H.H.S. According to several people, he will examine any potential links between vaccines and autism that were debunked long ago.
www.nytimes.com
March 28, 2025 at 1:29 PM
RFK is a eugenics freak first and foremost and everything falls downstream from that. he *wants* excess deaths. he thinks that only the "fit" should survive.
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Westjet quietly cups Elon’s nuts. I’ll never fly Westjet again. -ND
driveteslacanada.ca/news/westjet...
driveteslacanada.ca/news/westjet...
WestJet quietly launches Starlink inflight Wi-Fi
WestJet has quietly flipped the switch on Starlink in-flight Wi-Fi. While the airline hasn’t made a formal announcement yet, sources with knowledge of the rollout confirm with Drive Tesla that 16 airc...
driveteslacanada.ca
March 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Westjet quietly cups Elon’s nuts. I’ll never fly Westjet again. -ND
driveteslacanada.ca/news/westjet...
driveteslacanada.ca/news/westjet...
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I am once again urging news organizations to learn the difference between questions and answers
March 21, 2025 at 9:21 AM
I am once again urging news organizations to learn the difference between questions and answers
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This story is horrific and terrifying. Then, near the end, this:
"The reality became clear: Ice detention isn’t just a bureaucratic nightmare. It’s a business. These facilities are privately owned and run for profit."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
"The reality became clear: Ice detention isn’t just a bureaucratic nightmare. It’s a business. These facilities are privately owned and run for profit."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 9:05 PM
This story is horrific and terrifying. Then, near the end, this:
"The reality became clear: Ice detention isn’t just a bureaucratic nightmare. It’s a business. These facilities are privately owned and run for profit."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
"The reality became clear: Ice detention isn’t just a bureaucratic nightmare. It’s a business. These facilities are privately owned and run for profit."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Local news coverage in Canada in steep decline, inviting misinformation: report. There are currently 2,900 local news outlets in the country between radio, TV, newspapers and online media, by @rosasaba.bsky.social www.thestar.com/entertainmen... via @thestar.com @policyalternatives.ca #journalism
Local news coverage in Canada in steep decline, inviting misinformation: report
There are currently 2,900 local news outlets in the country between radio, TV, newspapers and online media.
www.thestar.com
March 20, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Local news coverage in Canada in steep decline, inviting misinformation: report. There are currently 2,900 local news outlets in the country between radio, TV, newspapers and online media, by @rosasaba.bsky.social www.thestar.com/entertainmen... via @thestar.com @policyalternatives.ca #journalism