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Pulitzer Prize-winning Palestinian writer Mosab Abu Toha says he’s been suspended from Substack, a platform where white supremacists publish without issue. I can’t recall this happening to any prominent writers in the past.
July 6, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Pulitzer Prize-winning Palestinian writer Mosab Abu Toha says he’s been suspended from Substack, a platform where white supremacists publish without issue. I can’t recall this happening to any prominent writers in the past.
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Congestion pricing by the # ‘s 6 months in:
* 67k fewer drivers entering zone daily
* Delays in Holland Tunnel down 65%
* Traffic deaths down 32% so far in 2025
* $500m projected this year for MTA capital improvements
* B’way attendance +12%
* Subway ridership +7%
So yes this program is a SUCCESS.
* 67k fewer drivers entering zone daily
* Delays in Holland Tunnel down 65%
* Traffic deaths down 32% so far in 2025
* $500m projected this year for MTA capital improvements
* B’way attendance +12%
* Subway ridership +7%
So yes this program is a SUCCESS.
July 6, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Congestion pricing by the # ‘s 6 months in:
* 67k fewer drivers entering zone daily
* Delays in Holland Tunnel down 65%
* Traffic deaths down 32% so far in 2025
* $500m projected this year for MTA capital improvements
* B’way attendance +12%
* Subway ridership +7%
So yes this program is a SUCCESS.
* 67k fewer drivers entering zone daily
* Delays in Holland Tunnel down 65%
* Traffic deaths down 32% so far in 2025
* $500m projected this year for MTA capital improvements
* B’way attendance +12%
* Subway ridership +7%
So yes this program is a SUCCESS.
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Just because you pretend it isn't genocide doesn't mean you aren't complicit.
Thankfully the Guardian is one of the few media outlets stepping up.
Thankfully in Canada the grandmothers are taking to the streets as our political leaders tiptoe around Netanyahu.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Thankfully the Guardian is one of the few media outlets stepping up.
Thankfully in Canada the grandmothers are taking to the streets as our political leaders tiptoe around Netanyahu.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
‘They’re skin and bones’: doctors in Gaza warn babies at risk of death from lack of formula
Doctors say Israel is blocking deliveries of formula urgently needed as mothers are either dead or too malnourished to feed their babies
www.theguardian.com
July 5, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Just because you pretend it isn't genocide doesn't mean you aren't complicit.
Thankfully the Guardian is one of the few media outlets stepping up.
Thankfully in Canada the grandmothers are taking to the streets as our political leaders tiptoe around Netanyahu.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Thankfully the Guardian is one of the few media outlets stepping up.
Thankfully in Canada the grandmothers are taking to the streets as our political leaders tiptoe around Netanyahu.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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The fear among pregnant immigrants who call Frontera Fund’s support line in Texas is palpable, Torres says. “People who are undocumented are scared to go anywhere, to do anything, to go to the doctor,” she says. “While that has always been the case, you can imagine how heightened it is now.”
The choice some pregnant immigrants face: Deportation or parenthood
“People who are undocumented are scared to go anywhere, to do anything, to go to the doctor."
www.motherjones.com
July 4, 2025 at 9:36 PM
The fear among pregnant immigrants who call Frontera Fund’s support line in Texas is palpable, Torres says. “People who are undocumented are scared to go anywhere, to do anything, to go to the doctor,” she says. “While that has always been the case, you can imagine how heightened it is now.”
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Bicycle ‘chop shop’ discovered at Kitchener home: police
Bicycle ‘chop shop’ discovered at Kitchener home: police
The Waterloo Regional Police Service has recovered more than $25,000 in bicycles and parts after they said they found a ‘chop shop’ in Kitchener.
bit.ly
June 28, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Bicycle ‘chop shop’ discovered at Kitchener home: police
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"How about we give the cars erectile dysfunction? Screw it, let’s make it a common cultural practice in the Cars universe for them to eat their vehicle-placentas after a forty-month gestation period."
Say One More Mean Thing About Us Here at Disney and We’ll Drop a Live-Action Remake of Cars
Your biggest mistake wasn’t forgetting that we have feelings (and social media accounts) of our own. Your biggest mistake, in posting “All Disney’s...
buff.ly
June 28, 2025 at 2:00 AM
"How about we give the cars erectile dysfunction? Screw it, let’s make it a common cultural practice in the Cars universe for them to eat their vehicle-placentas after a forty-month gestation period."
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Monstrous:
"They were crying in fear. One of the agents at one point lifted up his shirt, which displayed the gun that he was carrying....The 6-year-old boy was terrified to see the gun. He urinated on himself and wet all his clothing. No one offered him a change of clothing for many hours."
"They were crying in fear. One of the agents at one point lifted up his shirt, which displayed the gun that he was carrying....The 6-year-old boy was terrified to see the gun. He urinated on himself and wet all his clothing. No one offered him a change of clothing for many hours."
ICE arrested a 6-year-old boy with leukemia at immigration court. His family is suing.
A Honduran mother and her two children — ages 6 and 9 — sued the Trump administration over their arrest at Los Angeles Immigration Court, the first lawsuit challenging the arrests of children under a ...
www.tpr.org
June 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Monstrous:
"They were crying in fear. One of the agents at one point lifted up his shirt, which displayed the gun that he was carrying....The 6-year-old boy was terrified to see the gun. He urinated on himself and wet all his clothing. No one offered him a change of clothing for many hours."
"They were crying in fear. One of the agents at one point lifted up his shirt, which displayed the gun that he was carrying....The 6-year-old boy was terrified to see the gun. He urinated on himself and wet all his clothing. No one offered him a change of clothing for many hours."
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Michele Bear is one week into a hunger strike outside the City of Regina Landfill.
The mother of Richele Bear, who was murdered by a serial killer in 2013, is only taking fluids as she camps outside to push for a landfill search.
The mother of Richele Bear, who was murdered by a serial killer in 2013, is only taking fluids as she camps outside to push for a landfill search.
Mother of serial killer victim continues fast at Regina landfill
The mother of Richele Bear, who was murdered by a serial killer in 2013, is only taking fluids as she camps outside the massive dump.
www.aptnnews.ca
June 27, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Michele Bear is one week into a hunger strike outside the City of Regina Landfill.
The mother of Richele Bear, who was murdered by a serial killer in 2013, is only taking fluids as she camps outside to push for a landfill search.
The mother of Richele Bear, who was murdered by a serial killer in 2013, is only taking fluids as she camps outside to push for a landfill search.
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Genocidal, in other words
"Gaza doesn't interest anyone anymore...It's become a place with its own set of rules. The loss of human life means nothing. It's not even an 'unfortunate incident,' like they used to say."
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
June 27, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Genocidal, in other words
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11/10 social media work by the Durham Bulls
June 26, 2025 at 7:04 PM
11/10 social media work by the Durham Bulls
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So...they want a pause so that they can keep breaking the law until they've been given enough warning that those laws will eventually be enforced?
Do any of these people actually listen to themselves?
Do any of these people actually listen to themselves?
‘These cameras are becoming speed traps’: Toronto councillor calls for a pause on use of automated cameras
A motion by Coun. Anthony Perruzza will ask the city to stop using the cameras until it can prove it’s giving enough warning before installing the devices — and that the cameras aren’t ticketing “cons...
www.thestar.com
June 26, 2025 at 3:29 AM
So...they want a pause so that they can keep breaking the law until they've been given enough warning that those laws will eventually be enforced?
Do any of these people actually listen to themselves?
Do any of these people actually listen to themselves?
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B.C. Premier David Eby says the growing spread of #measles across Canada is “the sadly predictable outcome” of the “recklessness” of anti-vaccination politicians, by @chuckchiang3.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/briti... via @theglobeandmail.com #antivax
B.C. Premier David Eby says spread of measles due to anti-vaccine ‘recklessness’
Fraser Health said this week that three residents in Chilliwack have been infected, and all appear to have contracted the disease locally
www.theglobeandmail.com
June 26, 2025 at 5:22 AM
B.C. Premier David Eby says the growing spread of #measles across Canada is “the sadly predictable outcome” of the “recklessness” of anti-vaccination politicians, by @chuckchiang3.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/briti... via @theglobeandmail.com #antivax
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Mass murderer.
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Kennedy Withdraws U.S. Funding Pledge to International Vaccine Agency
www.nytimes.com
June 26, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Mass murderer.
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Some people think this is an exaggeration but I will say that if I were HHS Secretary and my goal were to kill as many children as possible, it would be difficult to distinguish the actions I would take from those that Kennedy has taken.
Mass murderer.
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Kennedy Withdraws U.S. Funding Pledge to International Vaccine Agency
www.nytimes.com
June 26, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Some people think this is an exaggeration but I will say that if I were HHS Secretary and my goal were to kill as many children as possible, it would be difficult to distinguish the actions I would take from those that Kennedy has taken.
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Alberta as we know it today simply would not exist without the millions of immigrants and refugees who built it, who loved it, and who were proud to call it home - including my grandparents and my mum. This bitter xenophobia is as unAlbertan as it’s possible to be. I’m ashamed. I’m disgusted.
Alberta Next survey asks if province should withhold social services for immigrants
www.rmoutlook.com/alberta-news...
www.rmoutlook.com/alberta-news...
Alberta Next survey asks if province should withhold social services for immigrants
CALGARY — Whether Alberta should withhold social services from immigrants is among the issues Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is tabling for debate this summer when she travels the province to consult ...
www.rmoutlook.com
June 25, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Alberta as we know it today simply would not exist without the millions of immigrants and refugees who built it, who loved it, and who were proud to call it home - including my grandparents and my mum. This bitter xenophobia is as unAlbertan as it’s possible to be. I’m ashamed. I’m disgusted.
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A reminder that Doug Ford has let ERs and hospital wait times get worse, is absolutely destroying the post-sec ed sector with a manufactured budget crisis, but is spending money on this:
NEW: Premier Doug Ford has unveiled the final renderings of his controversial Ontario Place redevelopment, including a $400M parking garage he says will generate $60M annually.
#onpoli
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
#onpoli
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
Doug Ford unveils latest plans for Ontario Place redevelopment
Critics have expressed concern about private-sector involvement in a provincially owned public space.
www.thestar.com
June 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM
A reminder that Doug Ford has let ERs and hospital wait times get worse, is absolutely destroying the post-sec ed sector with a manufactured budget crisis, but is spending money on this:
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“Mish tired himself out and decided after nearly an hour that he wanted to go back to bed”
WHOMST AMONGST US
CASE CLOSE
WHOMST AMONGST US
CASE CLOSE
Two bears named Mish and Lucy — 5-year-old siblings — escaped their enclosure at a wildlife sanctuary in Devon, England. They devoured a week’s worth of honey in about an hour.
Two Brown Bears Broke Out of Their Pen. Then They Ransacked the Honey Stash.
Mish and Lucy, 5-year-old siblings, escaped their enclosure at a wildlife sanctuary in Devon, England. Only honey was in danger.
trib.al
June 24, 2025 at 7:55 PM
“Mish tired himself out and decided after nearly an hour that he wanted to go back to bed”
WHOMST AMONGST US
CASE CLOSE
WHOMST AMONGST US
CASE CLOSE
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There's a heat warning in Waterloo Region today, and it's likely to continue throughout the week. Please stay safe and healthy. Check out the locations of local cooling spaces in case you need some relief from the ☀️
www.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/health-an...
www.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/health-an...
Warming, Cooling and Clean Air Spaces
Includes information on Waterloo Region Warming, Cooling and Clean Air Spaces which can provide relief during extreme heat, cold and poor air quality.
www.regionofwaterloo.ca
June 23, 2025 at 9:20 PM
There's a heat warning in Waterloo Region today, and it's likely to continue throughout the week. Please stay safe and healthy. Check out the locations of local cooling spaces in case you need some relief from the ☀️
www.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/health-an...
www.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/health-an...
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Oh my god why does he SUCK so BAD
Mark Carney was asked whether the US strikes on Iran were a violation of international law. In response, he ignored the substance of the question and listed off a bunch of grievances the West has with Iran.
It’s a shameful and cowardly response from someone who claims to defend international law.
It’s a shameful and cowardly response from someone who claims to defend international law.
June 24, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Oh my god why does he SUCK so BAD
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Ontario heat wave prompts concerns about students, educators sweltering in schools, by @kkirkup.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com #ClimateChange
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com #ClimateChange
Ontario heat wave prompts concerns about students, educators sweltering in schools
Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones placed the onus of action on school boards
www.theglobeandmail.com
June 24, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Ontario heat wave prompts concerns about students, educators sweltering in schools, by @kkirkup.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com #ClimateChange
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com #ClimateChange
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Insert “we’re all looking for the guys who did this” banana.
The Ford government says the lack of classroom AC is school boards' responsibility.
The TDSB says adding AC is impossible with a $4.5B repair backlog.
#onpoli #topoli 🔓
www.thetrillium.ca/news/educati...
The TDSB says adding AC is impossible with a $4.5B repair backlog.
#onpoli #topoli 🔓
www.thetrillium.ca/news/educati...
Province says school boards are to blame for classrooms without A/C
Adding A/C ‘not financially possible’ with multi-billion-dollar repair backlog: TDSB
www.thetrillium.ca
June 23, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Insert “we’re all looking for the guys who did this” banana.
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DISASTROUS. This means they will send people to horrific situations with no due process — in direct violation of promises the Solicitor General made to the Court in previous cases.
This greenlights sending people to be enslaved in Libya or tortured in any random foreign country.
This greenlights sending people to be enslaved in Libya or tortured in any random foreign country.
#BREAKING: Over a (sharp) public dissent from the three Democratic appointees, #SCOTUS clears the way for the Trump administration to remove migrants to third countries *without* giving them an additional opportunity to contest whether they face persecution or other forms of mistreatment there:
www.supremecourt.gov
June 23, 2025 at 8:36 PM
DISASTROUS. This means they will send people to horrific situations with no due process — in direct violation of promises the Solicitor General made to the Court in previous cases.
This greenlights sending people to be enslaved in Libya or tortured in any random foreign country.
This greenlights sending people to be enslaved in Libya or tortured in any random foreign country.
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NEW: Contrary to his assertions, Carney’s housing plan does not replicate WWII-era housing policies. In fact, it does just the opposite. It continues the legacy of corporate welfare that replaced this nation’s heroic wartime housing efforts.
Mark Carney is no wartime homebuilder
Over the past three decades our governments have once again walked away from direct housing provision and, for the third time in a century, allowed the private sector to make a mess of our housing sys...
canadiandimension.com
June 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM
NEW: Contrary to his assertions, Carney’s housing plan does not replicate WWII-era housing policies. In fact, it does just the opposite. It continues the legacy of corporate welfare that replaced this nation’s heroic wartime housing efforts.
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5. Wars are easy to start and hard to stop
June 22, 2025 at 4:28 AM
5. Wars are easy to start and hard to stop