Rights Renegade
@say1818.bsky.social
Mostly a follower here, but I will occasionally share thoughts on human rights in dystopian times, Palestine, and free expression.
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Prayers for Tumbler Ridge. I don't know what else to say at this time in the face of this immense tragedy and crime.
February 11, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Prayers for Tumbler Ridge. I don't know what else to say at this time in the face of this immense tragedy and crime.
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Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years for publishing a newspaper. www.cnn.com/2026/02/08/c...
Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison after landmark national security trial | CNN
Former Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, ending a years-long legal battle that has come to define Beijing’s transformational crackdown on the once-freewheeling...
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February 9, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years for publishing a newspaper. www.cnn.com/2026/02/08/c...
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If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
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I hate to ever take something from The Atlantic, but...
February 5, 2026 at 1:51 PM
I hate to ever take something from The Atlantic, but...
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i am entertained seeing how all these wretched rich people try to pretend they had nothing to do with epstein when we can all read the emails that show they’re full of shit
February 4, 2026 at 1:13 AM
i am entertained seeing how all these wretched rich people try to pretend they had nothing to do with epstein when we can all read the emails that show they’re full of shit
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Not enough people are talking about the fact that the Department of Homeland Security has offices in Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, Ottawa and Montreal, and might in fact be involved in World Cup security operations *in Canada*.
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/03/n...
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/03/n...
February 4, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Not enough people are talking about the fact that the Department of Homeland Security has offices in Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, Ottawa and Montreal, and might in fact be involved in World Cup security operations *in Canada*.
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/03/n...
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/03/n...
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The biggest threats to journalism in this country, and to the possibility of an informed and empowered electorate, stem from the political economy of the media. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
Washington Post undergoing significant layoffs as part of ‘strategic reset’
Employees were told Wednesday that the paper’s sports desk would close among other cuts and restructurings
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:17 PM
The biggest threats to journalism in this country, and to the possibility of an informed and empowered electorate, stem from the political economy of the media. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
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👏 Lloyd Axworthy and Allan Rock write in support of NDP MP Jenny Kwan's private members bill The End the Loopholes Act, "to ensure that weapons, components and explosives exported to the US receive the same level of oversight as those sent anywhere else." www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: Why are Canadian arms fuelling foreign conflicts?
Ottawa must close a loophole in the Arms Trade Treaty that is allowing Canada’s defence exports to be used in abusive ways
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:57 PM
👏 Lloyd Axworthy and Allan Rock write in support of NDP MP Jenny Kwan's private members bill The End the Loopholes Act, "to ensure that weapons, components and explosives exported to the US receive the same level of oversight as those sent anywhere else." www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Hard for him to say it while he reinforces anti-immigration attitudes via policy.
"The world is looking to Canada for reassurance that a stable, thriving multiracial democracy is not only possible but desirable. This is the message Carney left out of his speech - and it is one our prime minister must urgently convey." - www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... @rondeibert.bsky.social
What Mark Carney didn’t say in Davos is what the world needed to hear most
Democracies everywhere are looking to Canada for reassurance that a stable multicultural society is not only possible but desirable.
www.thestar.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Hard for him to say it while he reinforces anti-immigration attitudes via policy.
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Anyone who tells you there is a 'ceasefire' in Gaza is gaslighting you and is an anti-Palestinian racist:
Israeli strikes in Gaza kill at least 30 Palestinians, including several children
Hospitals in Gaza said Israeli strikes killed at least 30 Palestinians including several children on Saturday, one of the highest tolls since the October ceasefire.
www.pbs.org
February 2, 2026 at 4:07 AM
Anyone who tells you there is a 'ceasefire' in Gaza is gaslighting you and is an anti-Palestinian racist:
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It is terror, fascism, murder, racism & more. An unapologetic descent into full out war on the people, community, rule of law, accountability and basic notions of rights, justice and plain human decency. We are, everywhere, with Minneapolis in resistance.
‘This is what fascism looks like’: terror in Minneapolis reminiscent of civil war
Alex Pretti’s death could be a moment of reckoning for Democrats to call time on Trump waging war on his people
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:21 PM
It is terror, fascism, murder, racism & more. An unapologetic descent into full out war on the people, community, rule of law, accountability and basic notions of rights, justice and plain human decency. We are, everywhere, with Minneapolis in resistance.
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Something clicked for me today: a bunch of right-wingers genuinely think it’s a violation of their free speech or some great injustice that people…don’t like them as a result of things they say and do.
January 25, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Something clicked for me today: a bunch of right-wingers genuinely think it’s a violation of their free speech or some great injustice that people…don’t like them as a result of things they say and do.
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This is the only crime statistic I ever want to hear cited.
January 25, 2026 at 1:24 AM
This is the only crime statistic I ever want to hear cited.
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so cool how many people still defend being on the platform that upsells people with an AI to undress its users
so now on xitter when users try to get grok to “put her in a bikini” they get an ad in reply asking them to subscribe to premium to access the image editing features. screenshot showing this below:
January 19, 2026 at 1:22 AM
so cool how many people still defend being on the platform that upsells people with an AI to undress its users
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Donald Trump has not assembled a “Board of Peace” for Gaza.
He has assembled a Board of Occupation.
The future of Gaza is not up to Trump, Blair or Netanyahu.
That is up to the Palestinian people.
He has assembled a Board of Occupation.
The future of Gaza is not up to Trump, Blair or Netanyahu.
That is up to the Palestinian people.
January 17, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Donald Trump has not assembled a “Board of Peace” for Gaza.
He has assembled a Board of Occupation.
The future of Gaza is not up to Trump, Blair or Netanyahu.
That is up to the Palestinian people.
He has assembled a Board of Occupation.
The future of Gaza is not up to Trump, Blair or Netanyahu.
That is up to the Palestinian people.
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What kind of news organization decides to publish a government official's comments in full before it even hears the comments? www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/b...
January 17, 2026 at 10:35 PM
What kind of news organization decides to publish a government official's comments in full before it even hears the comments? www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/b...
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The Trump administration is trying to compel Minnesota to focus its investigation into the murder of Renee Good on *her widow* among others, prompting at least six attorneys in the US attorneys office of Minnesota to resign.
www.cnn.com/us/live-news...
www.cnn.com/us/live-news...
January 13, 2026 at 9:55 PM
The Trump administration is trying to compel Minnesota to focus its investigation into the murder of Renee Good on *her widow* among others, prompting at least six attorneys in the US attorneys office of Minnesota to resign.
www.cnn.com/us/live-news...
www.cnn.com/us/live-news...
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I'm not a lawyer, but can an expert shed some light on Premier Malinauskas comments about
Randa Abdel Fattah in the video below? Seem defamatory.
For all the talk about combating hate speech ... these remarks sound hateful, grossly offensive and damaging .
Randa Abdel Fattah in the video below? Seem defamatory.
For all the talk about combating hate speech ... these remarks sound hateful, grossly offensive and damaging .
January 13, 2026 at 5:43 AM
I'm not a lawyer, but can an expert shed some light on Premier Malinauskas comments about
Randa Abdel Fattah in the video below? Seem defamatory.
For all the talk about combating hate speech ... these remarks sound hateful, grossly offensive and damaging .
Randa Abdel Fattah in the video below? Seem defamatory.
For all the talk about combating hate speech ... these remarks sound hateful, grossly offensive and damaging .
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It’s easy to forget amid his constant editorializing that Bryan Passifiume is actually a reporter.
Can you imagine the response from him if a Toronto Star or CBC reporter said this about the right?
Can you imagine the response from him if a Toronto Star or CBC reporter said this about the right?
January 10, 2026 at 4:09 AM
It’s easy to forget amid his constant editorializing that Bryan Passifiume is actually a reporter.
Can you imagine the response from him if a Toronto Star or CBC reporter said this about the right?
Can you imagine the response from him if a Toronto Star or CBC reporter said this about the right?
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I'm sorry, help me out here, but did this dingus go public about his event being "cancelled" when it was never booked in the first place? You don't get to INVITE YOURSELF to a university and proclaim it a free speech issue! www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/con...
Conservative MP accuses students of free speech attack after campus event cancelled
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Garnett Genuis accused a student group at York University of attacking free speech after he was denied permission to hold an event there — but the
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
January 9, 2026 at 1:51 PM
I'm sorry, help me out here, but did this dingus go public about his event being "cancelled" when it was never booked in the first place? You don't get to INVITE YOURSELF to a university and proclaim it a free speech issue! www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/con...
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David Frum thinks recognizing Aboriginal title - i.e. Indigenous sovereignty over land - was a thing "invented" by today's Canadian courts. As opposed to, y'know, a thing recognized by the Royal Proclamation of 1763, over a century before the country of Canada existed.
Moving into David Frum’s house to start an open-pit mine in his living room. Confident he won’t stand for “the country’s courts…inventing new obstacles to development.”
December 29, 2025 at 8:50 PM
David Frum thinks recognizing Aboriginal title - i.e. Indigenous sovereignty over land - was a thing "invented" by today's Canadian courts. As opposed to, y'know, a thing recognized by the Royal Proclamation of 1763, over a century before the country of Canada existed.
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I know everyone is super concerned about ‘inciting terrorism,’ so why exactly is it okay for a Toronto Sun columnist to essentially say that violence is an appropriate response to anti-genocide protesters?
December 28, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I know everyone is super concerned about ‘inciting terrorism,’ so why exactly is it okay for a Toronto Sun columnist to essentially say that violence is an appropriate response to anti-genocide protesters?
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The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees
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December 22, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees
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