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November 13, 2024 at 5:38 PM
November 13, 2024 at 5:36 PM
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7/ As Nigerian journalist Caleb Okereke writes, “Anti-gay sentiment had previously existed on the [African] continent, but white American religious groups have given it a boost.”
How U.S. Evangelicals Helped Homophobia Flourish in Africa
Anti-gay sentiment had previously existed on the continent, but white American religious groups have given it a boost.
foreignpolicy.com
July 10, 2023 at 7:24 PM
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1/ Canada’s largest transnational far-right media outlet, LifeSiteNews, has spent months labelling its own reporting on Uganda’s anti-homosexuality legislation, which includes the possibility of the death penalty, as “Good News.”
LifeSiteNews Categorizes Uganda’s Death Penalty For Homosexuality As “Good News”
LifeSiteNews referred to Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act—which also punishes LGBTQ+ allies—as “protection of marriage and the vulnerable from sexual predators.”
www.antihate.ca
July 10, 2023 at 7:15 PM
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7/ Ultimately, it’s the students who suffer: “[Leaders] told us that they're seeing an uptick of kids with depression, suicidal ideation, and wanting to move out of the region because they're not feeling safe.”
July 11, 2023 at 2:59 PM
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2/ “I’ve had calls to my office with a Texas code with people breathing on the phone,” said WRDSB Director of Education jeewan chanicka. “Some of the responses we’re getting, we’re getting from the U.S. and from other places. It’s not just in the region.”
July 11, 2023 at 2:56 PM
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1/ The Waterloo Region District School Board has, like others, been dealing with a sustained attack on pro-2LSBGTQ+ policies: a far-right smear campaign, internal conflicts, anonymous death threats & coordinated attempts to disrupt board processes.
Trustees And Students Face Smears And Threats From Anti-Trans Activists
“What I'm seeing from where I sit is a coordinated network of hate,” says Waterloo's Director of Education.
www.antihate.ca
July 11, 2023 at 2:55 PM
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While both the prosecution and defence agreed on a three-month prison term followed by two years probation, the judge presiding over the case says it is not enough.
Judge In Zeiger Hearing Says Recommended Sentence “Trivializes The Crime” Of Neo-Nazi Propagandi...
While both the prosecution and defence agreed on a three-month prison term followed by two years probation, the judge presiding over the case says it is not enough.
www.antihate.ca
July 13, 2023 at 3:31 PM
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Similarly contentious protests and counter-protests have taken place in Australia, Ireland, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, and several other countries.
Drag Panic: Anti-LGBTQ+ Narratives Forming An International Protest Movement
In Canada, the most successful and well-attended protests have primarily been led by individuals who identify or espouse various forms of Christian Nationalism – the belief that Canada was founded o...
www.antihate.ca
July 18, 2023 at 4:47 PM
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Post an album that changed your taste in music in a big way. I’ll go first:

https://music.apple.com/us/album/justice/259751732
Justice by Justice
Album · 2007 · 12 Songs
music.apple.com
July 19, 2023 at 11:44 PM
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July 20, 2023 at 2:05 AM
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Nightmare shit for tons of reasons, but simply look at the steady decline of any service google has ever taken over and know this would be the fate of a chatbot that “writes news.” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/19/business/google-artificial-intelligence-news-articles.html
Google Tests A.I. Tool That Is Able to Write News Articles
The product, pitched as a helpmate for journalists, has been demonstrated for executives at The New York Times, The Washington Post and News Corp, which owns The Wall Street Journal.
www.nytimes.com
July 20, 2023 at 3:40 AM
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Thirty-six faculty members at New College of Florida have left in the wake of the right-wing assault on the school—"a 'ridiculously high' number for a school with fewer than 100 full-time teachers"
At New College of Florida, a ‘ridiculously high’ number of faculty are gone
Many frustrated teachers and researchers have resigned or taken leaves to look for other jobs, school officials say.
www.tampabay.com
July 19, 2023 at 3:47 PM
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The Alabama legislature was ordered by the Supreme Court to draw an additional Black majority or close-to-majority Congressional district. In response, they have decided to defy SCOTUS. What do you think should be done in response?
July 20, 2023 at 1:50 PM
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It's validating the "I'm not touching you" theory of provocation, where they show up at an event, cause loud, non-violent trouble and then the first time anyone barely steps across an arbitrarily line, releases planned violent havoc in "self-defense."
incredible. the lead detective is trying to throw the trial of 31 men stuffed in a van, dressed for battle, headed to a Pride event.

sorry; alt text not working on my phone. it's the opening of the article MGG linked to.
July 20, 2023 at 2:21 PM
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i wish this site had more ads. i have no idea what to buy. today i went to target’s website and bought a picture frame and 400 mouse pads. i just panicked, i don’t know what else to say
July 8, 2023 at 2:47 AM
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Nov 2020: A historic win for Democrats in Georgia, but the battle wasn't over. DA Fani Willis is now investigating a conspiracy by Trump and allies to interfere with the election. Our legal expert breaks it down: https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/georgia-willis-trump-election-interference
Georgia On His Mind
Our resident legal expert explains how the Georgia investigation into Donald Trump's election interference will likely lead to charges soon.
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
July 6, 2023 at 6:39 PM
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I should clarify we're not a non-profit, we're a public benefit corporation (PBC). here's how the cornell law website describes it
July 6, 2023 at 5:46 PM
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Server is getting messed with, sorry everyone working on it
July 7, 2023 at 2:23 PM
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Last Friday, brave community members created a human blockade to keep violent anti-2SLGBTQ+ protestors away from three Ottawa schools. These are their stories.

https://www.antihate.ca/human_blockade_protects_schools_from_anti_2slgbtq_protest
June 16, 2023 at 6:21 PM
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Four seats were up for grabs as voters in Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec went to the polls. As the sun rises, however, the PPC remains without a single seat in parliament.
https://www.antihate.ca/byelection_results_show_ppc_losing_support_across_the_country
Byelection Results Show PPC Losing Support
Four seats were up for grabs as voters in Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec went to the polls. As the sun rises, however, the PPC remains without a single seat in parliament.
www.antihate.ca
June 20, 2023 at 6:36 PM
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1/ A note from the CAHN team:

The rate of incidents, movements, and individuals that fall under our mandate has risen exponentially in the last three months.
June 21, 2023 at 4:10 PM
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2/ Further investigation has revealed that Pollock has attended a rally with self-described National Socialists "White Lives Matter," and is a member of several far-right and neo-Nazi online chats.
June 23, 2023 at 8:02 PM