rhiand.bsky.social
@rhiand.bsky.social
BC government workers on strike while the NDP government says workers cannot expect to keep up with inflation, while top paid civil servant makes over 1 million and last raise was over 100%. Income inequality grows. nwmd.social/s/copylink/4...
October 10, 2025 at 12:55 AM
BC government workers on strike while the NDP government says workers cannot expect to keep up with inflation, while top paid civil servant makes over 1 million and last raise was over 100%. Income inequality grows. nwmd.social/s/copylink/4...
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Had tickets and was so looking forward to this show.
This is an absolute fucking outrage and puts Canada on the EXACT SAME level with our boot-licking, dissent-cancelling neighbours to the south.
Solidarity to @kneecapceol.bsky.social and FREE PALESTINE
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This is an absolute fucking outrage and puts Canada on the EXACT SAME level with our boot-licking, dissent-cancelling neighbours to the south.
Solidarity to @kneecapceol.bsky.social and FREE PALESTINE
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Vince Gasparro, the Parliamentary Secretary for "Combatting Crime," just announced that the Irish band Kneecap are banned from entering Canada, 3 days after he met with Israel lobbyists.
September 19, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Had tickets and was so looking forward to this show.
This is an absolute fucking outrage and puts Canada on the EXACT SAME level with our boot-licking, dissent-cancelling neighbours to the south.
Solidarity to @kneecapceol.bsky.social and FREE PALESTINE
✊✊✊🇵🇸🇮🇪 🇵🇸🇮🇪🇵🇸🇮🇪🇵🇸🇮🇪🇵🇸🇮🇪🇵🇸🇮🇪🇵🇸🇮🇪🇵🇸🇮🇪🇵🇸🇮🇪🇵🇸🇮🇪🇵🇸🇮🇪🇵🇸🇮🇪🇵🇸🇮🇪
This is an absolute fucking outrage and puts Canada on the EXACT SAME level with our boot-licking, dissent-cancelling neighbours to the south.
Solidarity to @kneecapceol.bsky.social and FREE PALESTINE
✊✊✊🇵🇸🇮🇪 🇵🇸🇮🇪🇵🇸🇮🇪🇵🇸🇮🇪🇵🇸🇮🇪🇵🇸🇮🇪🇵🇸🇮🇪🇵🇸🇮🇪🇵🇸🇮🇪🇵🇸🇮🇪🇵🇸🇮🇪🇵🇸🇮🇪🇵🇸🇮🇪
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So the decision to ban Kneecap from Canada doesn’t seem to have been done in accordance with any formal procedure but was just a decision that Carney and Gasparro made on the fly and thought made for a good post on the socials? www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Irish trio Kneecap says it got no official notice about ban from Canada | CBC News
Irish hip-hop group Kneecap has yet to receive any official communication from the federal government confirming its ban from entering Canada, it told CBC News, after an announcement by Liberal MP Vin...
www.cbc.ca
September 22, 2025 at 11:53 PM
So the decision to ban Kneecap from Canada doesn’t seem to have been done in accordance with any formal procedure but was just a decision that Carney and Gasparro made on the fly and thought made for a good post on the socials? www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Thousands of Israelis stayed home from work, flooded city streets and blocked roads and highways across the country on Sunday, staging some of the largest anti-war protests in months as the military prepares for a major assault on Gaza City. wapo.st/4mvMVfK
August 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Thousands of Israelis stayed home from work, flooded city streets and blocked roads and highways across the country on Sunday, staging some of the largest anti-war protests in months as the military prepares for a major assault on Gaza City. wapo.st/4mvMVfK
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Urgent appeal issued by the health unions and medical syndicates in Gaza Strip. August 16, 2025.
August 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Urgent appeal issued by the health unions and medical syndicates in Gaza Strip. August 16, 2025.
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Air Canada refused to negotiate in good faith and then the Liberal government stomped on workers’ rights faster than Air Canada finds lost luggage.
Cancelations and delays are on them.
Workers have the right to strike and to get paid for the hours they work.
#aircanadastrike #Solidarity
Cancelations and delays are on them.
Workers have the right to strike and to get paid for the hours they work.
#aircanadastrike #Solidarity
August 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Air Canada refused to negotiate in good faith and then the Liberal government stomped on workers’ rights faster than Air Canada finds lost luggage.
Cancelations and delays are on them.
Workers have the right to strike and to get paid for the hours they work.
#aircanadastrike #Solidarity
Cancelations and delays are on them.
Workers have the right to strike and to get paid for the hours they work.
#aircanadastrike #Solidarity
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This Arctic Circle comic is not pulling any punches about AI and climate change in my weekend paper!
August 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
This Arctic Circle comic is not pulling any punches about AI and climate change in my weekend paper!
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“So to the Biden and Trump administrations, to Democrats and Republicans in Congress, to the US media, I say this: history will judge you. For non-stop complicity in a genocide; aiding and abetting the crime of crimes.”
My latest op-ed for the Guardian:
My latest op-ed for the Guardian:
The US is complicit in genocide. Let’s stop pretending otherwise | Mehdi Hasan
The US government, enabled by the media, is an active participant in Israel’s atrocities in Gaza
www.theguardian.com
August 2, 2025 at 2:35 PM
“So to the Biden and Trump administrations, to Democrats and Republicans in Congress, to the US media, I say this: history will judge you. For non-stop complicity in a genocide; aiding and abetting the crime of crimes.”
My latest op-ed for the Guardian:
My latest op-ed for the Guardian:
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“The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality.”
The first part of this James Baldwin quote gets thrown around a lot, but it’s the second half that stick with me.
The first part of this James Baldwin quote gets thrown around a lot, but it’s the second half that stick with me.
August 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM
“The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality.”
The first part of this James Baldwin quote gets thrown around a lot, but it’s the second half that stick with me.
The first part of this James Baldwin quote gets thrown around a lot, but it’s the second half that stick with me.
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NEWS --> An internal Homeland Security memo suggests Trump's use of military for domestic enforcement is about to get worse. It details top-level talks between Defense Department and DHS on what this should look like. Experts say it's alarming.
We obtained the memo:
newrepublic.com/article/1987...
We obtained the memo:
newrepublic.com/article/1987...
Trump’s Domestic Use of Military Set to Get Worse, Leaked Memo Shows
A Department of Homeland Security memo obtained by TNR signals top-level discussions about a potential escalation of the Pentagon’s domestic anti-immigration role, and lays out new details.
newrepublic.com
August 2, 2025 at 11:06 AM
NEWS --> An internal Homeland Security memo suggests Trump's use of military for domestic enforcement is about to get worse. It details top-level talks between Defense Department and DHS on what this should look like. Experts say it's alarming.
We obtained the memo:
newrepublic.com/article/1987...
We obtained the memo:
newrepublic.com/article/1987...
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My dear friend and comrade Tan Safi sent me this video a day before the Handala freedom flotilla boat was illegally intercepted in international waters by Israeli forces. All 21 crew members onboard have been abducted by Israel, and are now on a collective hunger strike.
July 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM
My dear friend and comrade Tan Safi sent me this video a day before the Handala freedom flotilla boat was illegally intercepted in international waters by Israeli forces. All 21 crew members onboard have been abducted by Israel, and are now on a collective hunger strike.
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Francesca Albanese :
"We have entered the era of the "might makes right, with no exceptions. " Dark times await us all unless we, the global society, wake up and protect our rights. No one is free unless everyone is free".
#freepalestine
"We have entered the era of the "might makes right, with no exceptions. " Dark times await us all unless we, the global society, wake up and protect our rights. No one is free unless everyone is free".
#freepalestine
July 21, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Francesca Albanese :
"We have entered the era of the "might makes right, with no exceptions. " Dark times await us all unless we, the global society, wake up and protect our rights. No one is free unless everyone is free".
#freepalestine
"We have entered the era of the "might makes right, with no exceptions. " Dark times await us all unless we, the global society, wake up and protect our rights. No one is free unless everyone is free".
#freepalestine
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How much plastic gets recycled?
About 9%.
The remaining 91% is incinerated (12%) or accumulating in landfills or the natural environment (79%).
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🧪
About 9%.
The remaining 91% is incinerated (12%) or accumulating in landfills or the natural environment (79%).
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🧪
July 14, 2025 at 5:18 AM
How much plastic gets recycled?
About 9%.
The remaining 91% is incinerated (12%) or accumulating in landfills or the natural environment (79%).
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🧪
About 9%.
The remaining 91% is incinerated (12%) or accumulating in landfills or the natural environment (79%).
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🧪
Canadians 🇨🇦 - a parliamentary petition sponsored by MP @heathermcpherson.bsky.social is requesting gov action on Gaza. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
July 8, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Canadians 🇨🇦 - a parliamentary petition sponsored by MP @heathermcpherson.bsky.social is requesting gov action on Gaza. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
@cbcnews-rss.bsky.social “Israel says it only targets militants and blames civilian deaths on Hamas” ?? Israel is starving the population in Gaza. It is grotesque and embarrassing to know my tax dollars fund this propaganda. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
York Region paramedic shouldn't have been fired over Israel comments: union, law experts | CBC News
The Centre for Free Expression is calling for the reinstatement of a York Region paramedic whose union says she was fired over a social media post criticizing Israel's military operations in the Middl...
www.cbc.ca
July 3, 2025 at 2:11 AM
@cbcnews-rss.bsky.social “Israel says it only targets militants and blames civilian deaths on Hamas” ?? Israel is starving the population in Gaza. It is grotesque and embarrassing to know my tax dollars fund this propaganda. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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just saw a group of masked men stuffing masked ICE agents into an unmarked car, who were saying "we're ICE we're ICE!" but the abductors shouted to the crowd "no we're ICE!" no one knew who was ICE, so no one in the crowd said anything.
June 21, 2025 at 5:36 PM
just saw a group of masked men stuffing masked ICE agents into an unmarked car, who were saying "we're ICE we're ICE!" but the abductors shouted to the crowd "no we're ICE!" no one knew who was ICE, so no one in the crowd said anything.
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Open letter to Prime Minister Carney from 412 Canadian academics, lawyers, former ambassadors, ministers, public servants, and civil society leaders, urging immediate action to stop the genocide being carried out by Israel against the Palestinian people. www.alexneve.ca/blog/prime-m...
June 9, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Open letter to Prime Minister Carney from 412 Canadian academics, lawyers, former ambassadors, ministers, public servants, and civil society leaders, urging immediate action to stop the genocide being carried out by Israel against the Palestinian people. www.alexneve.ca/blog/prime-m...
June 16, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Canada most definitely has a wealth inequality problem that NAFTA exacerbated. The ‘integrated’ economy with the US brought great wealth … to some Canadians. youtube.com/shorts/M3MSp...
Canada Has A Huge Wealth Inequality Problem
YouTube video by Steve Boots
youtube.com
June 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Canada most definitely has a wealth inequality problem that NAFTA exacerbated. The ‘integrated’ economy with the US brought great wealth … to some Canadians. youtube.com/shorts/M3MSp...
Bill C-2 is Carney's top priority right now? How is this addressing the economy or housing? Giving the government draconian powers over immigrants is NOT a what I thought elbows up meant. @mark-carney.bsky.social @lena-diab.bsky.social @heathermcpherson.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/rachelgi...
open.substack.com/pub/rachelgi...
Could Bill C-2 set the stage for Trump-style mass deportations in Canada? Advocates are concerned
Listen now | That's not the only thing in the bill that's got civil liberties groups worried.
open.substack.com
June 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Bill C-2 is Carney's top priority right now? How is this addressing the economy or housing? Giving the government draconian powers over immigrants is NOT a what I thought elbows up meant. @mark-carney.bsky.social @lena-diab.bsky.social @heathermcpherson.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/rachelgi...
open.substack.com/pub/rachelgi...
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WATCH: Prime Minister Mark Carney, obliterates Dan Albas and the #CPC.
That's a fact! Fact! Fact!
I can only imagine what he would do to PoiLIEvre 😂😅
❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️
#canada #canadastrong #elbowsup #teamcanada #tariffs #tradewar #never51state #buycanadian #usa
That's a fact! Fact! Fact!
I can only imagine what he would do to PoiLIEvre 😂😅
❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️
#canada #canadastrong #elbowsup #teamcanada #tariffs #tradewar #never51state #buycanadian #usa
June 3, 2025 at 10:02 PM
WATCH: Prime Minister Mark Carney, obliterates Dan Albas and the #CPC.
That's a fact! Fact! Fact!
I can only imagine what he would do to PoiLIEvre 😂😅
❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️
#canada #canadastrong #elbowsup #teamcanada #tariffs #tradewar #never51state #buycanadian #usa
That's a fact! Fact! Fact!
I can only imagine what he would do to PoiLIEvre 😂😅
❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️
#canada #canadastrong #elbowsup #teamcanada #tariffs #tradewar #never51state #buycanadian #usa
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Please share! Missing 14 year old from #Windsor #ontario #Canada #CanadaSky #MMIW #MMIWG #EveryChildMatters #NoMoreStolenSisters#Canada
www.aboriginalalert.ca/missingperso...
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June 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Please share! Missing 14 year old from #Windsor #ontario #Canada #CanadaSky #MMIW #MMIWG #EveryChildMatters #NoMoreStolenSisters#Canada
www.aboriginalalert.ca/missingperso...
www.aboriginalalert.ca/missingperso...
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Amazing and untouched shot of a bright red sun burning through Canadian fire smoke in SW Minnesota
#Photography
#Photographer
#Sun
#Canada
#FireSmoke
#Minnesota
#BlueSky
#Photography
#Photographer
#Sun
#Canada
#FireSmoke
#Minnesota
#BlueSky
June 2, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Amazing and untouched shot of a bright red sun burning through Canadian fire smoke in SW Minnesota
#Photography
#Photographer
#Sun
#Canada
#FireSmoke
#Minnesota
#BlueSky
#Photography
#Photographer
#Sun
#Canada
#FireSmoke
#Minnesota
#BlueSky
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He needed air. The price was $539.
When OptumRx dropped coverage of his $66 inhaler, Cole couldn’t afford the new price.
5 days later, he died from a severe asthma attack—with no inhaler.
He paid with his life.
www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news... #MedSky #SciSky #PedsSky #PulmSky
When OptumRx dropped coverage of his $66 inhaler, Cole couldn’t afford the new price.
5 days later, he died from a severe asthma attack—with no inhaler.
He paid with his life.
www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news... #MedSky #SciSky #PedsSky #PulmSky
22-year-old dies after being unable to afford asthma inhaler
In our new series “The Cost of Denial,” NBC News’ Anne Thompson reports on the young man who went to refill his asthma inhaler only to find it unaffordable because it was no longer covered by his insu...
www.nbcnews.com
June 3, 2025 at 8:11 PM
He needed air. The price was $539.
When OptumRx dropped coverage of his $66 inhaler, Cole couldn’t afford the new price.
5 days later, he died from a severe asthma attack—with no inhaler.
He paid with his life.
www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news... #MedSky #SciSky #PedsSky #PulmSky
When OptumRx dropped coverage of his $66 inhaler, Cole couldn’t afford the new price.
5 days later, he died from a severe asthma attack—with no inhaler.
He paid with his life.
www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news... #MedSky #SciSky #PedsSky #PulmSky