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The energy vampires are set to descend on Manitoba to bleed us dry of our cheap, clean power while creating almost NO jobs in automated data centers. We should get out the garlic & wooden stakes to fend them off. Instead our Premier invites them in through the front door. #MPpoli #EnergyTransition
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew endorses call for servers, data centres to be built in province
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/256640/
The Manitoba government plans to build more data storage infrastructure in the province so people rely less on…
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/256640/
The Manitoba government plans to build more data storage infrastructure in the province so people rely less on…
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew endorses call for servers, data centres to be built in province - Canada News Beep
The Manitoba government plans to build more data storage infrastructure in the province so people rely less on storage and cloud-computing services offered by
www.newsbeep.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The energy vampires are set to descend on Manitoba to bleed us dry of our cheap, clean power while creating almost NO jobs in automated data centers. We should get out the garlic & wooden stakes to fend them off. Instead our Premier invites them in through the front door. #MPpoli #EnergyTransition
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Tracking that way. Tomorrow we'll be sure.
November 4, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Tracking that way. Tomorrow we'll be sure.
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California police boost patrols at grocery stores as millions set to lose SNAP benefits
California police boost patrols at grocery stores as millions set to lose SNAP benefits
www.foxla.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:38 PM
California police boost patrols at grocery stores as millions set to lose SNAP benefits
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Doug Ford to raise campaign donation limits by 47% and end fixed election dates www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
Doug Ford to raise campaign donation limits by 47% and end fixed election dates
Along with ending the practice of set election dates every four years, Attorney General Doug Downey is boosting maximum donations from the current $3,400 to $5,000 in January and tying
www.thestar.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Doug Ford to raise campaign donation limits by 47% and end fixed election dates www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
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A little Saturday column: about taking the uncommon opportunity to see one’s home with fresh eyes, finding it both more beautiful and more barren at the same time.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/2025/0...
www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/2025/0...
Opinion: Seeing hometown anew both sobering and rousing
www.winnipegfreepress.com
September 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
A little Saturday column: about taking the uncommon opportunity to see one’s home with fresh eyes, finding it both more beautiful and more barren at the same time.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/2025/0...
www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/2025/0...
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the hysteria has gone off the rails so far that the average american thinks 1 in 5 people are transgender. pure absolute insanity that is driving the current lavender scare
September 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
the hysteria has gone off the rails so far that the average american thinks 1 in 5 people are transgender. pure absolute insanity that is driving the current lavender scare
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Americans now paying jacked-up prices for coffee because a guy who tried to kill his opponent and a judge is being prosecuted for it
The trial of the far-right leader is receiving renewed attention after U.S. President Donald Trump directly tied a 50% tariff on imported Brazilian goods to his ally's judicial situation.
Brazil's Supreme Court orders house arrest for former President Bolsonaro
The trial of the far-right leader is receiving renewed attention after U.S. President Donald Trump directly tied a 50% tariff on imported Brazilian goods to his ally's judicial situation.
n.pr
August 5, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Americans now paying jacked-up prices for coffee because a guy who tried to kill his opponent and a judge is being prosecuted for it
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BREAKING: New statement from Virginia Giuffre's family.
"It was shocking to hear President Trump invoke our sister and say that he was aware that Virginia had been 'stolen' from Mar-a-Lago. It makes us ask if he was aware of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's criminal actions."
"It was shocking to hear President Trump invoke our sister and say that he was aware that Virginia had been 'stolen' from Mar-a-Lago. It makes us ask if he was aware of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's criminal actions."
July 31, 2025 at 2:35 AM
BREAKING: New statement from Virginia Giuffre's family.
"It was shocking to hear President Trump invoke our sister and say that he was aware that Virginia had been 'stolen' from Mar-a-Lago. It makes us ask if he was aware of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's criminal actions."
"It was shocking to hear President Trump invoke our sister and say that he was aware that Virginia had been 'stolen' from Mar-a-Lago. It makes us ask if he was aware of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's criminal actions."
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Helsinki goes a full year without a traffic death
- A city traffic engineer credits the success to lower speed limits and smarter design.
yle.fi/a/74-20174831
- A city traffic engineer credits the success to lower speed limits and smarter design.
yle.fi/a/74-20174831
Helsinki goes a full year without a traffic death
A city traffic engineer credits the success to lower speed limits and smarter design.
yle.fi
July 30, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Helsinki goes a full year without a traffic death
- A city traffic engineer credits the success to lower speed limits and smarter design.
yle.fi/a/74-20174831
- A city traffic engineer credits the success to lower speed limits and smarter design.
yle.fi/a/74-20174831
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Update on treatment of Handala detainees:
“Christian Smalls reported severe physical violence by Israeli forces. Several female activists described similar abuse and deplorable detention conditions.”
“Christian Smalls reported severe physical violence by Israeli forces. Several female activists described similar abuse and deplorable detention conditions.”
July 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Update on treatment of Handala detainees:
“Christian Smalls reported severe physical violence by Israeli forces. Several female activists described similar abuse and deplorable detention conditions.”
“Christian Smalls reported severe physical violence by Israeli forces. Several female activists described similar abuse and deplorable detention conditions.”
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Taking a break from my child sex trafficking scandal to condemn the lack of manners among starving kids these days
July 27, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Taking a break from my child sex trafficking scandal to condemn the lack of manners among starving kids these days
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6-week old infant among 15 Palestinians in Gaza to die of starvation, medics say
WHO says Israeli military attacked compound and interrogated, detained staff
www.cbc.ca/news/world/i...
WHO says Israeli military attacked compound and interrogated, detained staff
www.cbc.ca/news/world/i...
6-week old infant among 15 Palestinians in Gaza to die of starvation, medics say | CBC News
A six-week-old infant is among 15 people who have died of starvation in Gaza in the past 24 hours, local health officials said, with malnutrition now killing Palestinians faster than at any point in t...
www.cbc.ca
July 23, 2025 at 9:43 AM
6-week old infant among 15 Palestinians in Gaza to die of starvation, medics say
WHO says Israeli military attacked compound and interrogated, detained staff
www.cbc.ca/news/world/i...
WHO says Israeli military attacked compound and interrogated, detained staff
www.cbc.ca/news/world/i...
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My only hope is that one day Trump and his officials will face a tribunal on crimes against humanity.
Migrants at Ice jail in Miami made to kneel to eat ‘like dogs’, report alleges
Incident in which migrants were shackled with hands tied of one succession of alleged abuses at jails in Florida
www.theguardian.com
July 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
My only hope is that one day Trump and his officials will face a tribunal on crimes against humanity.
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“Today, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, he’s the only reporter in the United States sleeping in a prison cell for doing his job”
The ‘free speech’ ‘anti cancel culture!’ party did this. Hypocrites. All of them.
The ‘free speech’ ‘anti cancel culture!’ party did this. Hypocrites. All of them.
Atlanta journalist fights deportation from Ice jail despite dropped charges: ‘I’m seeing what absolute power can do’
A Salvadorian reporter with an audience of millions, Mario Guevara was arrested while livestreaming a protest against Trump in June – and is still struggling for freedom
www.theguardian.com
July 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
“Today, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, he’s the only reporter in the United States sleeping in a prison cell for doing his job”
The ‘free speech’ ‘anti cancel culture!’ party did this. Hypocrites. All of them.
The ‘free speech’ ‘anti cancel culture!’ party did this. Hypocrites. All of them.
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when tech companies roll out mass surveillance, it’s positioned as convenience or at worst the acceptable cost of going online
when governments try to rein in the harms unleashed by unregulated tech companies, it’s smeared as surveillance and a violation of people’s rights
how convenient
when governments try to rein in the harms unleashed by unregulated tech companies, it’s smeared as surveillance and a violation of people’s rights
how convenient
July 17, 2025 at 7:02 AM
when tech companies roll out mass surveillance, it’s positioned as convenience or at worst the acceptable cost of going online
when governments try to rein in the harms unleashed by unregulated tech companies, it’s smeared as surveillance and a violation of people’s rights
how convenient
when governments try to rein in the harms unleashed by unregulated tech companies, it’s smeared as surveillance and a violation of people’s rights
how convenient
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Carney is pledging to cut overall program spending by 15% by 2029.
Harper cut program spending between 5% and 10%.
It’s going to be ugly.
t.co/aUrxijtFff
Harper cut program spending between 5% and 10%.
It’s going to be ugly.
t.co/aUrxijtFff
https://ottawacitizen.com/public-service/ministers-carney-spending-review
t.co
July 8, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Carney is pledging to cut overall program spending by 15% by 2029.
Harper cut program spending between 5% and 10%.
It’s going to be ugly.
t.co/aUrxijtFff
Harper cut program spending between 5% and 10%.
It’s going to be ugly.
t.co/aUrxijtFff
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Canada is still arming Israel.
The UK is still arming Israel.
France is still arming Israel.
The US is still arming Israel.
Germany is still arming Israel.
India is still arming Israel.
All complicit in genocide
www.readthemaple.com/canada-autho...
The UK is still arming Israel.
France is still arming Israel.
The US is still arming Israel.
Germany is still arming Israel.
India is still arming Israel.
All complicit in genocide
www.readthemaple.com/canada-autho...
Canada Authorized $37.2 Million In New Military Exports To Israel
Global Affairs insists it hasn’t authorized exports that could be used in Gaza, but won’t say if this policy applies to Israel’s other conflicts.
www.readthemaple.com
July 4, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Canada is still arming Israel.
The UK is still arming Israel.
France is still arming Israel.
The US is still arming Israel.
Germany is still arming Israel.
India is still arming Israel.
All complicit in genocide
www.readthemaple.com/canada-autho...
The UK is still arming Israel.
France is still arming Israel.
The US is still arming Israel.
Germany is still arming Israel.
India is still arming Israel.
All complicit in genocide
www.readthemaple.com/canada-autho...
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Nowhere in that entire interview did he say there's no point in trying, but can't deny reality. There's just a point where you have to stop hoping real hard that maybe the plane won't crash and start helping people into their oxygen masks. We're tilting hard into the turbulence.
July 3, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Nowhere in that entire interview did he say there's no point in trying, but can't deny reality. There's just a point where you have to stop hoping real hard that maybe the plane won't crash and start helping people into their oxygen masks. We're tilting hard into the turbulence.
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Winnipeg, under the current mayor, continues to face significant challenges, including social inequality, rising homelessness, increasing crime rates, limited funding for major infrastructure projects, and a growing cost of living.
Otherwise he is doing a great job.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Otherwise he is doing a great job.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Scott Gillingham will seek 2nd term as Winnipeg mayor | CBC News
Winnipeg Mayor Scott Gillingham says he will seek a second term in 2026, when the city holds its next general election.
www.cbc.ca
July 3, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Winnipeg, under the current mayor, continues to face significant challenges, including social inequality, rising homelessness, increasing crime rates, limited funding for major infrastructure projects, and a growing cost of living.
Otherwise he is doing a great job.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Otherwise he is doing a great job.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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They are doing Defund The Police in reverse: Gutting the social safety net and giving unlimited power to a vast, violent gestapo to deal with the consequences.
With this vote, Congress makes ICE the highest-funded federal law enforcement agency in history, with more money per year at its disposal over the next four years than the budgets of the FBI, DEA, ATF, US Marshals, and Bureau of Prisons combined.
🚨🚨 NEW: House passes sprawling domestic policy bill, sending it to Trump's desk
Final House vote is 218-214, with TWO Rs voting no (Massie & Fitzpatrick).
Senate passed it 51-50.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Final House vote is 218-214, with TWO Rs voting no (Massie & Fitzpatrick).
Senate passed it 51-50.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
July 3, 2025 at 7:09 PM
They are doing Defund The Police in reverse: Gutting the social safety net and giving unlimited power to a vast, violent gestapo to deal with the consequences.
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Gillingham is a great mayor aside from his staff, his policies, his budget priorities, who he elevates to power on council, his lack of transparency, and his vision for the city.
July 3, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Gillingham is a great mayor aside from his staff, his policies, his budget priorities, who he elevates to power on council, his lack of transparency, and his vision for the city.
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Another cost associated with climate crisis.
June 28, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Another cost associated with climate crisis.
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Mamdani does what I've been calling constructive politics: appeals to identity as a building block of solidarity rather than a replacement for it. love to see it
Mamdani turned up at BAYO at Barclay Center yesterday and said he was going to fight to get Haiti off the travel ban and he said Haiti correctly
June 29, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Mamdani does what I've been calling constructive politics: appeals to identity as a building block of solidarity rather than a replacement for it. love to see it