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Video: How ‘Turn and Burn’ Immigration Operations Unleash Chaos — and Sweep up U.S. Citizens
A video analysis of one early morning raid in Los Angeles revealed the vast web of consequences brought by new aggressive Border Patrol tactics.
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December 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
@ndp.ca The upcoming Liberal budget is flawed, but I must take a moment to say that if the NDP is part of an effort to force an election over this issue, I promise that I will never vote for the party again. Forcing an election at this time will only hurt the country.
November 1, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Por fin unas buenas noticias. Gracias @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/card/2025/09.... #india #deforestation #reforestation
How a District in India Came Together to Plant 15 Million Trees
Frequent droughts, extreme heat and urban growth led a local government in southern India to build forests from scratch.
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September 3, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Brave, clever, creative and a reminder that books have an impact. #china #dictatorship #censorship #protest www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/b...
A Hidden Camera Protest Turned the Tables on China’s Surveillance State
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September 3, 2025 at 7:55 AM
From www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/m... Though about #Georgia sounds oddly like another country we're all familiar with.
How Georgia Went From the Vanguard of Democracy to the Front Lines of Autocracy
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August 24, 2025 at 8:52 AM
@mark-carney.bsky.social I know that you are very busy, but this seems like a good opportunity for #canadian mining companies to get involved in #rareearths
August 22, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Worth reading: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/o... #canadanowcanadaalways
Opinion | ‘Acute, Sustained, Profound and Abiding Rage’: Canada Finds Its Voice
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August 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
@nytimes.com Thanks for real journalism. This matters. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/u...
Trump Vowed to Dismantle MS-13. His Deal With Bukele Threatens That Effort.
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July 1, 2025 at 1:24 AM
@jmcelroy.bsky.social Just in case you are looking for something off the beaten path in #yyz
June 30, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Good work, Marc Maron. www.thedailybeast.com/marc-maron-t...
Marc Maron Tears Into MAGA Comedians: ‘Hope You’re Happy’
“I hope it was all worth it so you can say the R-word again,” Maron said as he warned Trump is turning America into a “military dictatorship.”
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June 29, 2025 at 12:53 PM
@room222.bsky.social Have you read this: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/t...
They Asked an A.I. Chatbot Questions. The Answers Sent Them Spiraling.
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June 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
What could go wrong? www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/t...
Welcome to Campus. Here’s Your ChatGPT.
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June 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Why does investigative journalism matter? Because of stories like this. Thanks, @nytimes.com #china #uyghur #humanrights
May 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Why our shopping choices matter. #china #uyghurs #humanrights www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Uyghur Workers Are Moved to Factories Across China to Supply Global Brands
China’s persecution of Uyghurs prompted the U.S. to ban Xinjiang imports. China found a way around it — by shipping more Uyghurs across the country.
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May 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Love this story from #cbc #canada An important piece of history. www.cbc.ca/newsinteract...
This century-old chair tells a story long buried
A prisoner painstakingly crafted a wooden chair at a Quebec internment camp during the First World War. The message carved on the back helped trace the craftsman's story, which includes 100 years of t...
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May 25, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Me encanta ver estos andamios. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/w...
Hong Kong’s Famous Bamboo Scaffolding Hangs On (for Now)
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May 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
@room222.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Mental-health lessons in schools sound like a great idea. The trouble is, they don’t work | Lucy Foulkes
All-class therapy sessions don’t help, and may even make matters worse. The evidence shows we need different solutions, says Dr Lucy Foulkes, an academic psychologist at Oxford University
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May 24, 2025 at 12:56 PM
@nytimes.com Your story about #macron #france and #haiti shows the amazing power of #journalism (& a real study of #history ) that you should be proud of. Kudos to all involved.
April 20, 2025 at 6:54 PM
#canadanowcanadaalways youtu.be/al9yWA4TUII?...
Elbows up, Canada.
YouTube video by Mark Carney
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March 28, 2025 at 4:29 PM
@mark-carney.bsky.social I know you're busy, but this is a good opportunity for #canada as well. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/e... #canadanowcanadaalways
As Trump’s Policies Worry Scientists, France and Others Put Out a Welcome Mat
European universities have begun recruiting researchers who lost their jobs in the administration’s cost-cutting efforts, or are anxious over perceived threats to academic freedom.
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March 25, 2025 at 12:09 PM
@nytimes.com and A.O. Scott, this poem choice and analysis were fantastic. Thank you. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Life Isn’t Perfect. But This Poem Might Be.
“Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers,” by Adrienne Rich, is a blazing portrait of an artist and her work. Our critic A.O. Scott admires its craft — and its wildness.
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March 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Go Dainty!! #canada #canadanowcanadaalways www.nytimes.com/2025/03/22/w...
Canada’s Small Businesses Face a ‘Double Hit” in the Trade War With U.S.
A rice mill in Ontario is among many small businesses being hit by President Trump’s tariffs and also by Canada’s retaliatory levies, putting their futures in doubt.
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March 22, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Here is a #canadian business to support. The only rice milling company in #canada (and facing major challenges because of tariffs). dainty.ca #canadanowcanadaalways
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March 22, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Whoa. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The Siberian Bone Hunters Diving for Ice Age Mammoth Fossils
A search for the fossils of long-extinct creatures, hidden in Russia’s frigid waters.
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March 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
@mark-carney.bsky.social (y @claudiasheinbaum.bsky.social ) In our fight to protect #canada , we are stronger WITH #mexico We face the same threat. / Acuérdese que en la lucha para proteger nuestro país, nosotros (los canadienses) somos más fuertes CON México. Nos enfrentamos a la misma amenaza.
March 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM