Catherine Louli
@loulica.bsky.social
Writer, editor, bon vivant, I enjoy a good story
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The European Federation of Journalists representing 300,000+ journalists have announced they are leaving Elon Musk's X and will no longer be posting.
The European Federation of Journalists representing 300,000+ journalists have announced they are leaving Elon Musk's X and will no longer be posting.
March 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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When you believe in personal liberties so much you order everyone to write about them.
SCOOP: WaPo Opinion editor David Shipley is out. Jeff Bezos emails staff about a change to Post Opinions: "We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets."
February 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
When you believe in personal liberties so much you order everyone to write about them.
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And I feel like we can do a lot better than 10%.
“the US Travel Association said #Canada is the top source of international visits to the US, accounting for 20.4 million visits last year. It warned a 10% reduction in Canadian travel could result in US$2.1-billion in lost spending and the loss of 14,000 jobs” www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Canadians cut back on trips to the U.S. in January amid boycott calls
In January, the number of Canadian residents returning from trips to the U.S. by vehicle declined on an annual basis for the first time since the pandemic
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 13, 2025 at 8:50 PM
And I feel like we can do a lot better than 10%.
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BTW, Trump was still doing his 51st state “shtick” *today* and Musk is his right hand man. There’s clearly a willingness on the US side to use whatever leverage they have over us, why give them more? If Canada is serious about defending our sovereignty, that Starlink deal needs to die.
February 4, 2025 at 1:57 AM
BTW, Trump was still doing his 51st state “shtick” *today* and Musk is his right hand man. There’s clearly a willingness on the US side to use whatever leverage they have over us, why give them more? If Canada is serious about defending our sovereignty, that Starlink deal needs to die.
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Being for peace is more than for all humanity, it’s for all living beings on earth & the earth itself.
It’s estimated that 1/3rd of all countries have been bombed or has been heavily impacted by explosives.
The climate crisis is due in significant part to the military industrial complex.
It’s estimated that 1/3rd of all countries have been bombed or has been heavily impacted by explosives.
The climate crisis is due in significant part to the military industrial complex.
December 9, 2024 at 5:14 PM
Being for peace is more than for all humanity, it’s for all living beings on earth & the earth itself.
It’s estimated that 1/3rd of all countries have been bombed or has been heavily impacted by explosives.
The climate crisis is due in significant part to the military industrial complex.
It’s estimated that 1/3rd of all countries have been bombed or has been heavily impacted by explosives.
The climate crisis is due in significant part to the military industrial complex.
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Please remember, the climate COP meetings are DESIGNED to fail. It is not a bug, but a feature.
Here's how they could be designed to succeed.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Here's how they could be designed to succeed.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Cop28 is a farce rigged to fail, but there are other ways we can try to save the planet | George Monbiot
Inaction and self-interest are built into climate summits. Instead, we need a voting system that can’t be subverted by fossil fuel producers, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2024 at 11:20 AM
Please remember, the climate COP meetings are DESIGNED to fail. It is not a bug, but a feature.
Here's how they could be designed to succeed.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Here's how they could be designed to succeed.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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'For Canada to uphold its values of justice and equality, it must confront this racism and extend the same compassion to Palestinians that it has to others in need. The contrast between the two responses reflects not only a failure of policy but a failure of moral courage.'
New from @policyalternatives.bsky.social: Canada's policy on Ukrainian refugees was ambitious and generous to people fleeing Russia's invasion. Why hasn't it extended the same generosity to Palestinians fleeing Israel's genocide in Gaza? By Nir Hagigi #cdnpoli monitormag.ca/articles/ref...
Refugees welcome? Comparing Canadian policy on Palestinian and…
Canada’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 was an incredible show of compassion towards a nation facing an extraordinary threat to its livelihood and safety. Less than a mon...
monitormag.ca
November 20, 2024 at 7:51 PM
'For Canada to uphold its values of justice and equality, it must confront this racism and extend the same compassion to Palestinians that it has to others in need. The contrast between the two responses reflects not only a failure of policy but a failure of moral courage.'
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I feel like if you're going to be all-in for a regional war, you should not be allowed to cut and run with your embassy when your wishes come true. What do Canadians in Ukraine do now?
Le Canada suspend temporairement les services de son ambassade en Ukraine
Le Canada suspend temporairement les services de son ambassade en Ukraine
Les services de l’ambassade canadienne en Ukraine ont temporairement été suspendus.
www.journaldequebec.com
November 20, 2024 at 2:36 PM
I feel like if you're going to be all-in for a regional war, you should not be allowed to cut and run with your embassy when your wishes come true. What do Canadians in Ukraine do now?
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Did you know that the Canadian Crown Corp PSP invested a portion of the pension funds of the public service, Canadian Forces, & RCMP into two US based companies that run for profit privatized “immigration detention centres” and prisons?
You do now.
www.thestar.com/business/can...
You do now.
www.thestar.com/business/can...
Canada’s largest public sector pension recently invested millions in two U.S. private prison giants — less than two years after CPP got out of the sector
In the last half of 2020, the Public Sector Pension Investment Board bought 600,000 shares of CoreCivic and Geo Group, two of the largest providers of private prisons and immigration detention centres...
www.thestar.com
November 18, 2024 at 6:03 AM
Did you know that the Canadian Crown Corp PSP invested a portion of the pension funds of the public service, Canadian Forces, & RCMP into two US based companies that run for profit privatized “immigration detention centres” and prisons?
You do now.
www.thestar.com/business/can...
You do now.
www.thestar.com/business/can...
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Just horrendous. Between them, Trump and Netanyahu seem determined to wipe the Palestinians off the face of the Earth. It was terrible under Biden. It'll be even worse now. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
Rightwing settlers in Israel welcome ‘dream team’ of Trump and his hardline appointments
Palestinian groups shocked by US president-elect’s favouring of outspoken supporters of far-right activists in the region
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2024 at 9:29 AM
Just horrendous. Between them, Trump and Netanyahu seem determined to wipe the Palestinians off the face of the Earth. It was terrible under Biden. It'll be even worse now. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
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The birth of a star as seen by the James Webb Space Telescope
November 16, 2024 at 12:18 AM
The birth of a star as seen by the James Webb Space Telescope
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View BOTH short films that won the LabourStart Award for building global worker2worker solidarity at the 2024 Cdn Labour International Film Festival online and FREE. The films are available GLOBALLY until midnight UTC on Wednesday. watch.eventive.org/cliff2024/pl...
Adidas Owns the Reality | 2024 LabourStart CLiFF Award Winners | CLiFF 2024
watch.eventive.org
November 16, 2024 at 12:54 PM
View BOTH short films that won the LabourStart Award for building global worker2worker solidarity at the 2024 Cdn Labour International Film Festival online and FREE. The films are available GLOBALLY until midnight UTC on Wednesday. watch.eventive.org/cliff2024/pl...
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Update: His health guy doesn't believe in medical science. His law guy is a sex trafficker. His intelligence gal is a Russian asset.
You're all caught up.
You're all caught up.
November 15, 2024 at 1:52 PM
Update: His health guy doesn't believe in medical science. His law guy is a sex trafficker. His intelligence gal is a Russian asset.
You're all caught up.
You're all caught up.