Lynda Lemberg
@lyndalemberg.bsky.social
Retired secondary teacher.
Toronto.
Social, economic, racial justice.
Land Back.
Anti-Capitalist.
Free Palestine. Environmental stewardship.
Nature. Screenwriting.
Chronic Illness.
She/her
Toronto.
Social, economic, racial justice.
Land Back.
Anti-Capitalist.
Free Palestine. Environmental stewardship.
Nature. Screenwriting.
Chronic Illness.
She/her
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I want to emphasize one point here: Mahdawi was called into this naturalization interview 3 months late, only after heightened attacks by Zionist groups calling for his deportation. When he arrived to do his citizenship interview, he was arrested by ICE
SCOOP: Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi went into an interview today hoping he would come out a U.S. citizen. Instead, ICE arrested him. theintercept.com/2025/04/14/i...
Palestinian Student Leader Was Called In for Citizenship Interview — Then Arrested by ICE
Palestinian Columbia student leader Mohsen Mahdawi was called in for a citizenship interview. Instead, ICE arrested him for deportation.
theintercept.com
April 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I want to emphasize one point here: Mahdawi was called into this naturalization interview 3 months late, only after heightened attacks by Zionist groups calling for his deportation. When he arrived to do his citizenship interview, he was arrested by ICE
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The Israeli military is attacking the last fully functioning hospital in Gaza again.
April 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The Israeli military is attacking the last fully functioning hospital in Gaza again.
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as much, or perhaps more than science, it's the media that has failed people. they've been rushing to downplay the pandemic at every turn, and honestly the atlantic article isn't that different in that respect.
"The COVID-conscious people have not abandoned science, It’s the opposite: They’ve come to think that science has abandoned them."
People who are taking precautions, some of whom are immunocompromised, should not be mocked or discriminated against
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
People who are taking precautions, some of whom are immunocompromised, should not be mocked or discriminated against
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
The Evermaskers
The isolation of people who take precautions against COVID has only gotten more intense.
www.theatlantic.com
April 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
as much, or perhaps more than science, it's the media that has failed people. they've been rushing to downplay the pandemic at every turn, and honestly the atlantic article isn't that different in that respect.
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Here is my latest -- an ode to this moment we're in, as old structures self-immolate and new ones rise from their ashes, as power tries to destroy its critics, but the critics refuse to cower. On journalism in Canada, and media owners, and how fucked they are
noraloreto.substack.com/p/the-new-me...
noraloreto.substack.com/p/the-new-me...
The new media and the old cowardice
Resisting the mob, defending the visionaries and saving journalism in Ca
noraloreto.substack.com
April 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Here is my latest -- an ode to this moment we're in, as old structures self-immolate and new ones rise from their ashes, as power tries to destroy its critics, but the critics refuse to cower. On journalism in Canada, and media owners, and how fucked they are
noraloreto.substack.com/p/the-new-me...
noraloreto.substack.com/p/the-new-me...
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Students resisting Israel's genocide in Gaza launch Israeli Apartheid Week 2025 from the rubble of their university.
#IsraeliApartheidWeek
#IAW2025
Read the full statement by Palestinian students ➡️ loom.ly/ZantAGg
#IsraeliApartheidWeek
#IAW2025
Read the full statement by Palestinian students ➡️ loom.ly/ZantAGg
March 21, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Students resisting Israel's genocide in Gaza launch Israeli Apartheid Week 2025 from the rubble of their university.
#IsraeliApartheidWeek
#IAW2025
Read the full statement by Palestinian students ➡️ loom.ly/ZantAGg
#IsraeliApartheidWeek
#IAW2025
Read the full statement by Palestinian students ➡️ loom.ly/ZantAGg
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SICKENING—Trump’s DHS just deported a surgeon from Brown—who is here legally on an H1B visa that doesn’t expire until 2027, & committed no crimes. Trained in the U.S. at Ohio State, University of Washington, and Yale as a **transplant surgeon**, she is a highly trained doctor on kidney transplants.
March 15, 2025 at 9:57 PM
SICKENING—Trump’s DHS just deported a surgeon from Brown—who is here legally on an H1B visa that doesn’t expire until 2027, & committed no crimes. Trained in the U.S. at Ohio State, University of Washington, and Yale as a **transplant surgeon**, she is a highly trained doctor on kidney transplants.
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Brandi Morin in Ecuador part 4: ‘Canadian companies destroy in the name of Canada.’
Government & industry will do whatever it takes to push through mining projects, but Indigenous opposition is strong in the heart of the Andes.
This is Canadian mining.
ricochet.media/indigenous/b...
Government & industry will do whatever it takes to push through mining projects, but Indigenous opposition is strong in the heart of the Andes.
This is Canadian mining.
ricochet.media/indigenous/b...
Brandi Morin in Ecuador part 4: ‘Canadian companies destroy in the name of Canada’
Government and industry will do whatever it takes to push through mining projects, but Indigenous opposition is strong in the heart of the Andes
ricochet.media
March 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Brandi Morin in Ecuador part 4: ‘Canadian companies destroy in the name of Canada.’
Government & industry will do whatever it takes to push through mining projects, but Indigenous opposition is strong in the heart of the Andes.
This is Canadian mining.
ricochet.media/indigenous/b...
Government & industry will do whatever it takes to push through mining projects, but Indigenous opposition is strong in the heart of the Andes.
This is Canadian mining.
ricochet.media/indigenous/b...
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NEW: Jeremy Corbyn has called for a Chilcot-style inquiry into the UK’s involvement in Gaza
Jeremy Corbyn calls for Chilcot-style inquiry into UK’s involvement in Gaza
www.thenational.scot
March 4, 2025 at 11:31 AM
NEW: Jeremy Corbyn has called for a Chilcot-style inquiry into the UK’s involvement in Gaza
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I lost interest in the Oscars an eternity ago, but I would have tuned in last night if only to watch & absorb this incredible moment when No Other Land won! I dare you not to weep, yes with sadness, but also incredible hope.
Palestinian-Israeli documentary No Other Land wins Oscar | AJ#shorts
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
youtu.be
March 3, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I lost interest in the Oscars an eternity ago, but I would have tuned in last night if only to watch & absorb this incredible moment when No Other Land won! I dare you not to weep, yes with sadness, but also incredible hope.
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The experiences of the Black miners of Nova Scotia’s industrial past reveal hidden racial dynamics at play.
Read more about Aderinola Olamiju's research — and the 'striking' similarities to modern-day attitudes toward immigrant labourers:
thenarwhal.ca/nova-scotia-...
Read more about Aderinola Olamiju's research — and the 'striking' similarities to modern-day attitudes toward immigrant labourers:
thenarwhal.ca/nova-scotia-...
The buried history of Nova Scotia’s Black coal miners | The Narwhal
Aderinola Olamiju speaks to The Narwhal about his research into the racial dynamics at play within the hidden stories of Black miners in Nova Scotia's industrial past
thenarwhal.ca
February 25, 2025 at 11:28 PM
The experiences of the Black miners of Nova Scotia’s industrial past reveal hidden racial dynamics at play.
Read more about Aderinola Olamiju's research — and the 'striking' similarities to modern-day attitudes toward immigrant labourers:
thenarwhal.ca/nova-scotia-...
Read more about Aderinola Olamiju's research — and the 'striking' similarities to modern-day attitudes toward immigrant labourers:
thenarwhal.ca/nova-scotia-...
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From @dickzoutman.bsky.social of the @cancovsoc.bsky.social: “The COVID pandemic has had devastating impacts on Canadians and on the health care system in particular. Our political leaders need to address the impacts that COVID has had and is continuing to have given the pandemic has not ended,”
How Ontario Parties Fare on Disability and COVID
Only the Green Party has committed to doubling ODSP and OW immediately. None of the parties specifically mention Long COVID or have a plan to reduce infections in high-risk settings.
simonspichak.beehiiv.com
February 22, 2025 at 7:50 PM
From @dickzoutman.bsky.social of the @cancovsoc.bsky.social: “The COVID pandemic has had devastating impacts on Canadians and on the health care system in particular. Our political leaders need to address the impacts that COVID has had and is continuing to have given the pandemic has not ended,”
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Aaron Bushnell died by self-immolation in protest of the Gaza genocide a year ago today. His memory should stir a fire in our souls, and force us to evaluate our commitment to a better world. mondoweiss.net/2025/02/reme...
Remembering Aaron Bushnell
Aaron Bushnell died by self-immolation in protest of the Gaza genocide a year ago today. His memory should stir a fire in our souls, and force us to evaluate our commitment to a better world.
mondoweiss.net
February 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Aaron Bushnell died by self-immolation in protest of the Gaza genocide a year ago today. His memory should stir a fire in our souls, and force us to evaluate our commitment to a better world. mondoweiss.net/2025/02/reme...
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A brief history of Israel’s theft and trafficking of Palestinian organs mondoweiss.net/2025/02/a-br...
A brief history of Israel’s theft and trafficking of Palestinian organs
There are over three decades of evidence that Israeli doctors harvest Palestinian organs in direct violation of international law. These stolen body parts were not just used for transplantation and re...
mondoweiss.net
February 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
A brief history of Israel’s theft and trafficking of Palestinian organs mondoweiss.net/2025/02/a-br...
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Dr Saeed Saleh revealed six out of the eight newborns admitted over the last two weeks have died of hypothermia amid freezing temperatures in the Gaza Strip 👇
Six Gaza newborns die of hypothermia as Israel blocks aid
Dr Saeed Saleh revealed six out of the eight newborns admitted over the last two weeks have died of hypothermia amid freezing temperatures in the Gaza Strip.
www.newarab.com
February 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Dr Saeed Saleh revealed six out of the eight newborns admitted over the last two weeks have died of hypothermia amid freezing temperatures in the Gaza Strip 👇
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The Tories will fund 45 school building projects across Ontario—and not a single one in the TDSB, the biggest board in the province. Critics say the opaque process puts politics over students. thelocal.to/ontario-educ...
Province Invests $1.3 Billion in New Schools—Just Not in Toronto | The Local
The Tories will fund 45 school building projects across the province—and not a single one in the TDSB, the biggest board in the province. Critics say the opaque process puts politics over students.
thelocal.to
February 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The Tories will fund 45 school building projects across Ontario—and not a single one in the TDSB, the biggest board in the province. Critics say the opaque process puts politics over students. thelocal.to/ontario-educ...
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Israel says 40,000 displaced Palestinians in northern West Bank will not be allowed to return mondoweiss.net/2025/02/isra...
Israel says 40,000 displaced Palestinians in northern West Bank will not be allowed to return
The Israeli army expanded its “Iron Wall” offensive in the northern West Bank, sending tanks into Jenin for the first time in two decades and announcing that displaced residents from Jenin and Tulkare...
mondoweiss.net
February 25, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Israel says 40,000 displaced Palestinians in northern West Bank will not be allowed to return mondoweiss.net/2025/02/isra...
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Silencing Dissent: The arrest of Yves Engler and the criminalization of political speech in Canada mondoweiss.net/2025/02/sile...
Silencing Dissent: The arrest of Yves Engler and the criminalization of political speech in Canada
The criminal charges laid against Montreal-based author, activist, and Mondoweiss contributor Yves Engler for responding to a pro-Israel influencer’s social media posts should concern anyone who value...
mondoweiss.net
February 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Silencing Dissent: The arrest of Yves Engler and the criminalization of political speech in Canada mondoweiss.net/2025/02/sile...
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www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
'claims about internal barriers to trade are vastly overstated and often made at a very high level without specific examples or intuition about how growth would be enhanced by policy changes.' @policyalternatives.ca @marclee.bsky.social
'claims about internal barriers to trade are vastly overstated and often made at a very high level without specific examples or intuition about how growth would be enhanced by policy changes.' @policyalternatives.ca @marclee.bsky.social
Those big GDP numbers about interprovincial trade barriers are wrong - CCPA
A lot of public discourse in Canada right now is about how we need to urgently remove interprovincial trade barriers in the face of the Trump tariff threat. But if we look at the actual evidence, poli...
www.policyalternatives.ca
February 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
'claims about internal barriers to trade are vastly overstated and often made at a very high level without specific examples or intuition about how growth would be enhanced by policy changes.' @policyalternatives.ca @marclee.bsky.social
'claims about internal barriers to trade are vastly overstated and often made at a very high level without specific examples or intuition about how growth would be enhanced by policy changes.' @policyalternatives.ca @marclee.bsky.social
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Northern #Gaza: All components of society have been destroyed making it almost uninhabitable.
Our teams are now able to reach the north and to assess the medical and humanitarian needs.
Sanabel Sulaiman, our nurse, talks about the dire medical situation: youtube.com/shorts/3p5N8...
Our teams are now able to reach the north and to assess the medical and humanitarian needs.
Sanabel Sulaiman, our nurse, talks about the dire medical situation: youtube.com/shorts/3p5N8...
Doctors Without Borders nurse shares update from Northern #Gaza
YouTube video by Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières
youtube.com
February 11, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Northern #Gaza: All components of society have been destroyed making it almost uninhabitable.
Our teams are now able to reach the north and to assess the medical and humanitarian needs.
Sanabel Sulaiman, our nurse, talks about the dire medical situation: youtube.com/shorts/3p5N8...
Our teams are now able to reach the north and to assess the medical and humanitarian needs.
Sanabel Sulaiman, our nurse, talks about the dire medical situation: youtube.com/shorts/3p5N8...
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Khalida Jarrar's release showed the shocking levels of Israel's abuse of Palestinian political prisoners, yet mainstream media is silent, writes Samar Saeed
Read 🔗 www.newarab.com/opinion/pale...
Read 🔗 www.newarab.com/opinion/pale...
February 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Khalida Jarrar's release showed the shocking levels of Israel's abuse of Palestinian political prisoners, yet mainstream media is silent, writes Samar Saeed
Read 🔗 www.newarab.com/opinion/pale...
Read 🔗 www.newarab.com/opinion/pale...