jglessing.bsky.social
@jglessing.bsky.social
Tell Brazil's President Lula: Stop the bill that would be the end of the Amazon! action.eko.org/a/lula-rejec...
Lula: Reject the Devastation Bill
Brazil’s Congress just passed a bill that would be the death sentence for the Amazon – but President Lula has 14 days left to veto it! The bill, dubbed the “devastation bill”, will significantly weake
action.eko.org
July 23, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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Bill C-5 is a dangerous omnibus Bill designed to ram through provisions that would shorten windows for environmental assessments and Indigenous land consultations for major infrastructure projects. Learn more and take action here: win.newmode.net/350org/c5
June 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Alaska's historic heat advisory is a serious warning for a state where most people don’t have the coping mechanisms taken for granted elsewhere—shaded porches, central air, even knowing the signs of heatstroke.
From ice to inferno: Alaska issues historic heat advisory
The state is warming more than twice as fast as the global average.
www.motherjones.com
June 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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A new nuclear arms race is underway, just as arms control collapses. States are modernizing warheads, expanding delivery systems, and gambling with AI-driven weapons. This path leads nowhere but disaster. Disarmament NOW. buff.ly/pLhAdQ4 #nuclearban
Risk of nuclear war grows amid new arms race – DW – 06/16/2025
A dangerous new nuclear arms race is emerging at the same time as arms control is severely weakened, according to the latest SIPRI assessment. AI and space technologies are also radically redefining…
buff.ly
June 17, 2025 at 9:01 AM
In its current form, Bill C-5 is a gift to the fossil fuel industry. We have to move fast to pressure our MPs to improve the legislation, and make sure it puts people and the planet over corporate profits. Send a message now! win.newmode.net/350org/c5
New/Mode | Make your voice impossible to ignore
win.newmode.net
June 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Did you know Canada is arming Israel?

Israel has killed over 50,000 Palestinians in the last 18 months. It’s genocide.

Sign the petition to stop funding Israel: saygenocide.ca
Home | Call it what it is. Genocide.
saygenocide.ca
April 18, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I just signed a petition started by a North Island community member, calling on Pierre Poilievre to remove Aaron Gunn as a candidate in the federal election. Will you join me here: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/pi... you.leadnow.ca/petitions/pi...
you.leadnow.ca
April 15, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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The world watches as Israel bombs schools, homes, and so-called “safe zones” in Gaza, slaughtering civilians—women and children make up most of the dead. How many more massacres before accountability? This isn’t defense—it’s genocide.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/...
Two-thirds of people Israel killed in Gaza strikes were women and children
Israel attacked at dawn on Tuesday, as displaced people across Gaza were sleeping.
www.aljazeera.com
March 20, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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This piece by @judreb.bsky.social is so tragically true.

Almost 40 years ago, the Left was warning about the consequences of tying Canada economically to the US. The election of Donald Trump is showing just how accurate those warnings were.
rabble.ca/columnists/t...
They should have listened to us about free trade
Almost 40 years ago, the Left was warning about the consequences of tying Canada economically to the US with free trade.
rabble.ca
February 2, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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With special treatment for oil and gas, Trump is telling us where he is vulnerable, and who his people are.

My latest column is out today:
Canada should hit Trump where it hurts the most — oil and gas www.nationalobserver.com/2025/02/03/o...
Canada should hit Trump where it hurts the most — oil and gas
Such an export tax would certainly face political challenges; Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and the oil and gas companies themselves will blow a gasket. But a strong case can be made that layering an...
www.nationalobserver.com
February 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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UPDATE: CanLit Responds says it “celebrates” the Giller’s decision to end its partnership with Scotiabank, but will continue the boycott until the foundation also cuts ties with Indigo and the Azrieli Foundation.

www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
February 3, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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#UPDATE: At least one of the authors on the Giller Prize's 2025 jury has withdrawn.

Aaron Tucker left the jury last month, citing Scotiabank's investments in Elbit Systems. It also appears Jordan Abel has left the jury (he's no longer on the website).

www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
Giller Foundation ends its decades-long partnership with Scotiabank, following protests and new juror resignations
In a statement shared with the Star, the foundation behind the Giller Prize said it plans to "explore new opportunities and collaborations.”
www.thestar.com
February 3, 2025 at 10:55 PM
January 8, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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My response to Ian Williams comments on Commotion accusing protestors of bullying
November 20, 2024 at 5:30 PM
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Justin Trudeau’s new immigration plan will force 2.3 million migrants out of Canada—a capitulation to the Conservatives.

To justify it, he’s scapegoating migrants for problems created by governments and the corporate class.

Syed Hussan of the MWAC breaks it down. youtu.be/5d8oBUvYkKQ
6 ways Justin Trudeau is misleading Canadians about immigration
YouTube video by The Breach
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November 20, 2024 at 8:41 PM
Former Giller Prize winner Madeleine Thien protests Giller Prize ahead of gala. Thien wants organizers of the Giller Prize to remove her name, image and work from its website and promotional material amid ongoing controversy over the lucrative book prize.
www.delta-optimist.com/the-mix/form...
Former Giller Prize winner Madeleine Thien steps up protest ahead of gala
TORONTO — Madeleine Thien wants organizers of the Giller Prize to remove her name, image and work from its website and promotional material amid ongoing controversy over the lucrative book prize.
www.delta-optimist.com
November 18, 2024 at 5:56 PM
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Love Albert
November 17, 2024 at 7:36 AM