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Amina @ayasinvan.bsky.social · 10h

This Liberal government cannot be trusted to establish a “combatting hate act” as they’re currently complicit in arming the active genocide of Palestinians. It is a farce to think this act is not being established now as an authoritarian attack on ppls right to assemble and protest in public places.

Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 3d

Until a few years ago, it was a criminal offence in Canada to scare the Queen of England

The Carney government's new hate crime proposals have a similar aim—to protect the ruling classes from discomfort and political dissent

My latest for @breachmedia.ca

breachmedia.ca/new-hate-cri...

New hate crime law is a cover for suppressing Palestine protests ⋆ The Breach

The proposed 'Combatting Hate Act' is built on the idea that protests inspire hateful violence, and gives police the tools to crack down on expression

breachmedia.ca

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Brad Cavanagh @canspice.bsky.social · 4d

It is great to see more safe cycling infrastructure going in around #NewWest. Here’s a little safety added to an intersection along a greenway and a safe route to an elementary school a block away!

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Amina @ayasinvan.bsky.social · 13h

The truth about Israel as a euro-colonial entity is that they chose genocide and urbicide because they couldn’t conceive of living equally with Indigenous Palestinians that welcomed them as refugees.

So they dropped 9x more fire power on civilians than the American nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima

Israel’s ecocide in Gaza sends this message: even if we stopped dropping bombs, you couldn’t live here | George Monbiot

Consider the annihilation of agricultural land alongside the genocide – and grasp the chilling totality of this attempt to eliminate all life, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

www.theguardian.com

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 22h

People gave a record amount of money to multiple organizations for the people of Gaza and all this money just sat there for the past 2 years because Israel blocked it. I hope this money gets distributed quickly now so that the people of Gaza don't have to beg anymore
news.un.org/en/story/202...

Private donations boost UN support for war-torn Gaza

From celebrities to civil society, a growing number of people around the world are providing unprecedented support for UNRWA, the UN agency supplying a lifeline to two million Palestinians trapped in ...

news.un.org

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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 1d

Azza has had a campaign for a while and been able to raise no money on it- let’s help her rebuild ❤️

Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 1d

I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Azza. Before this Azza worked in a kindergarten and her husband owned a small coffee shop. They lost their home in the first two weeks of the war. They are trying to survive with their children Nisreen, 16, Layan, 14 and Ibrahim, 11.

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Mary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social · 1d

I did this, took like 30 min.
Points I kept hammering: domestic cloud, regulations around copyright and likeness rights, focusing on machine learning with concrete, real world uses (creating new drugs, etc), the damage done by slop, the need to listen to AI experts who are realists, not boosters.

Nico Mara-McKay 🦇 (they/iel) @nicomaramckay.com · 4d

Canadians: The federal government is seeking public input on how AI should be developed and used in business, research, and the military.

If this scares the shit out of you, please let them know:

Help define the next chapter of Canada's AI leadership

Current status: Open from October 1 to October 31, 2025 Canada helped invent modern AI. To stay a leader—and protect our digital sovereignty—we're running a 30-day national sprint to shape a renewed...

ised-isde.canada.ca

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Ify Nwadiwe @ifycomedy.com · 1d

I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.

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Jen Raso @jenraso.bsky.social · 1d

I often urge law students to be precise when and where they use passive language, and to notice the work it does when used by others (judges, politicians, reporters, and anyone describing actions being done without actors). This is a great, but awful, example.

Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 3d

Classic CBC. "Bill could lead to law enforcement acting more freely in Canada"

How does a US bill lead to this, without Canada actively allowing this? Can we use the active voice? Can we actually use words the way that journalists are supposedly able to?

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

U.S. bill calls for more integration between Canadian, American border agents | CBC News

The U.S. Congress is being asked to adopt legislation that could lead to Canada and the United States further integrating their enforcement of the border — including allowing U.S. officers to more fre...

www.cbc.ca

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 1d

“Hidalgo spearheaded legislation that constrains her eventual successor from reversing her policies & long-term goals, such as the creation of 55 acres of new green areas by 2040, and requiring at least 65% of any site bigger than 150sq.m remains soil or plants, with no building or paving allowed.”

Seine swimming pool opening gives Paris mayor another jewel in her green crown

Making the famed river swimmable is one of the final big projects Anne Hidalgo will inaugurate before she leaves office next year.

www.politico.eu

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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · 1d

This is such an important thing to remember - ceasefire or not, Palestinians are still without food, shelter, or medical supplies.

They still need help - you can donate to support multiple families here: chuffed.org/project/hope...

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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 2d

When a collaborator is targeted because her scientific findings that attribute extreme weather to human-caused climate change is being used (effectively) in climate lawsuits against oil companies, you know times are dark indeed.

ICYMI @davidho.bsky.social

www.eenews.net/articles/cli...

Climate critics try to discredit IPCC author for linking disasters to global warming

Roger Pielke Jr. and oil industry supporters are attacking climate scientist Friederike Otto, whose work has been used in lawsuits against polluters.

www.eenews.net

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Amina @ayasinvan.bsky.social · 1d

Dropped off Sambusas a few days ago for @bcgeu.bsky.social strikers. Clearly the BC gov exploits workers while in solidarity with a genocide. As Israeli wine stays on shelves while Russian vodka was pulled. This isn't neutrality; it's complicity.“Elbows up" should be for a consistent moral standard.

Image of BCGEU strikers, holding signs and some are resting while others are walking. You can say the sidewalk up ahead you have about 10 people striking and the street is lined with trees.

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 1d

“The disparity between the luxurious aircraft and its shackled, vilified passengers must have been quite a sight…”

@gbrockell.bsky.social reports how an Israeli-American billionaire family flew 10 migrants out of the US, as part of ICE deportations.

Read the full article: zeteo.com/p/this-famil...

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 1d

every single tech idea is like “soon our robots will be capable of playing catch with your kid, freeing you up to spend more time working on your employers’ spreadsheets”

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 1d

Being mad at Ms Rachel is a pretty good tell that you're just mad that people care about Palestine at all— many such cases actually but in that context these people will die mad because people will always care

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Amina @ayasinvan.bsky.social · 1d

“In one of the more brazen examples, a Tennessee man was arrested and held on a $2 million bond, for posting a somewhat uncivil meme on Facebook.”

I’ve said it before, civility is a white-anglo liberal society grift that the right has strategically been able to flip and politically capitalize on.

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 1d

Everything about this is bonkers. The arrest, the charge, the possible sentence, the **$2 million bail.**

reason.com/2025/10/10/t...

Tennessee man arrested, gets $2 million bond for posting Facebook meme

Larry Bushart posted a meme on a local Facebook page about Charlie Kirk. He now faces years in prison.

reason.com

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Amina @ayasinvan.bsky.social · 1d

The "jokes" in the clips lay the white nationalist grievance bare. These aren't just rantings they're revealing revanchist plans to Make Portland KKK Again. A Trump-Miller white nativist obsession stemming from the 1920s, when the city had the largest mainstream per-capita KKK membership in the U.S.

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 3d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Amina @ayasinvan.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks for putting me on to this, and adding me to it Brent! It’s a dope starter pack.

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Jan 4

In case you missed it, this was my starter pack for voices and organizations in Canadian Urbanism specifically. I’ve been adding to it over time, so even if you explored it before, you might want to see who’s been added. And sharing it would be much appreciated! #UrbanistShoutOut go.bsky.app/QWdmJjk

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Andrea Learned | Climate Influence Catalyst Ⓥ 🚲 @andrealearned.bsky.social · 2d

I wish this for every U.S. city, too. (and yes, I still see a leadership path forward on this). Vote for local leaders who are known themselves to ride a bike or take transit for local trips. That’s your shortcut cue for a policy maker who knows their community. #ClimateInfluence

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 2d

“The transformation is astonishing. [Paris] has quietly—& quickly—become one of the most bike-friendly cities in the world. What started as a series of emergency “coronapistes” or pop-up bike lanes, built during the pandemic has evolved into a permanent bike network spanning hundreds of kilometres.”

New Study Shows How Paris Pedaled Its Way to a Cycling Revolution

Cycling through central Paris meant weaving between buses and scooters—a bold choice reserved for the fearless few.

momentummag.com

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Amina @ayasinvan.bsky.social · 2d

This video is a chilling reminder of what one aspect of street-violence looks like, particularly with a deadly weapon.

People and public spaces must be protected from this kind of deliberate lethal entitlement from drivers that have a disregard for pedestrian well-being and human life. #visionzero

Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 5d

Police in Airdrie, Alberta (just north of Calgary) say this driver hit a 17-year-old girl in a marked crosswalk, got out of the vehicle, and appeared to get upset at the teenager before driving away.

They released this video and are now trying to identify the driver.

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canadaboatgaza.bsky.social @canadaboatgaza.bsky.social · 4d

Mskwaasin Agnew (Dene/Cree, Salt River First Nation) was among the humanitarians on board Conscience that was illegally boarded by Israel in international waters.
We are asking everyone to contact the Canadian Government (email addresses & phone numbers on the poster)
#EyesOnGaza #EndGazaBlockade

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Amina @ayasinvan.bsky.social · 2d

My week of "going Dutch": Consulate event for @modacitylife.com new book✓ Active transport workshop✓ organized by Voor Urban Lab @dutchphoto.bsky.social
Now feeling an irrational confidence to cycle in a hurricane while carrying children and a flat-pack sofa. The transformation is nearly complete.

A woman stands in front of a projector wearing black and an orange and yellow patterned scarf. The project reads “women changing cities.”

A man wearing a grey suit with a mic in his hand stands in front of a large projector, on the projector are examples from the Agnes Greenway Project in the City of New Westminster, a city initiative to create a 1.2-kilometer greenway along Agnes Street that prioritizes walking, cycling, and rolling. Images of a dog park, green infrastructure and landscaping, indigenous designed cross-walk, and street furniture.

Image of a large room, with the backs of the heads of people looking forward at a projector with 2 people (a man in a blazer and a woman with short hair at the front) on the projector is an image of an “pedestrianized street”

Image of Dutch consulate entrance large orange let’s of NL for Netherlands , a orange stand-up banner

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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 3d

BREAKING: B.C. Municipalities Minister Christine Boyle has put forward an amendment to the Vancouver Charter that will only allow the city to eliminate the Vancouver Park Board through a referendum.

Buckle your seatbelts, folks.

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COPE: The Coalition of Progressive Electors @copevancouver.bsky.social · 3d

Ken Sim promised to keep the elected park board, then tried to axe it after getting elected.

We're encouraged by Premier Eby & Minister @christineboyle.bsky.social standing up for democratic values & our public parks.

We look forward to a robust public debate.

#vanpoli #bcpoli #ProtectOurParks

Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 3d

BREAKING: B.C. Municipalities Minister Christine Boyle has put forward an amendment to the Vancouver Charter that will only allow the city to eliminate the Vancouver Park Board through a referendum.

Buckle your seatbelts, folks.

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Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 3d

My article on the 20 point gaza "peace plan" is now out. Let me tell you why peace processes in the Israeli Palestinian conflict seem to keep failing, with a focus on Tony Blair the menace of the middle east

theconversation.com/a-gaza-peace...

Gaza peace plan risks borrowing more from Tony Blair’s failures in the Middle East than his success in Northern Ireland

The former British leader was tapped to lead redevelopment efforts in Gaza if a deal is agreed upon.

theconversation.com

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