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Imman @imman.bsky.social · 1d

Hey lovelies!

🚨 NEW ARTICLE

The NBA’s Illusion of Integrity

It would be so nice if you guys could give it a read.

It’s been a long time and I’m kinda rough at it.
👉🏾👈🏾
Let me know what you think

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The NBA's Illusion of Integrity

How the League's Investigations Protect the Business, Not the Game

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Piero Castellano 🇪🇺 @pierocastellano.com · 1d

"And remember this: the Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear."

Lance Parkin @lanceparkin.bsky.social · 2d

The moral of Covid and the moral of Trump II are the same: national governments wield astonishing powers, and can implement massive changes rapidly and basically unstoppably.

The status quo is maintained at *massive* cost and effort, it's not just 'the way things have to be'.

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Mark Nichols @justmarknichols.bsky.social · 3d

“People are sleeping outside, in tents. Shoplifting is rising as people are less able to afford food. There is more public drug use. We are taught to fear these people. We are taught that these people are crime and that crime needs to be stopped.”

Yet another great article by Nora Loreto 👇🏻

Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 3d

If crime is way down, why are Canadians so afraid of crime? And what are politicians funnelling money into? My latest -- they are boosting policing to police us ... not keep us safe (unless you're rich, which trust me, you are not.)

noraloreto.substack.com/p/the-big-cr...

The big crime lie

Crime is down but spending on cops and security is up. Why?

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karen ward @kwardvancouver.bsky.social · 2d

our governments transferred the public wealth that built and maintained our social infrastructure (schools, housing, income support, healthcare) to police and prisons and private industry.

the police have defunded us. poverty is the crime

Part of the reason for why the propaganda has worked is that the housing, affordability and drug crises are changing the face of our communities. People are sleeping outside, in tents. Shoplifting is rising as people are less able to afford food. There is more public drug use. We are taught to fear these people. We are taught that these people are crime and that crime needs to be stopped. And rather than putting the money into services that will actually help someone move from a bank doorway and into an apartment, we’ve been primed to accept that the solution is to divert money away from services, jam up the justice system even more and expand the security state.

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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 3d

If crime is way down, why are Canadians so afraid of crime? And what are politicians funnelling money into? My latest -- they are boosting policing to police us ... not keep us safe (unless you're rich, which trust me, you are not.)

noraloreto.substack.com/p/the-big-cr...

The big crime lie

Crime is down but spending on cops and security is up. Why?

noraloreto.substack.com

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Tessa Rowland @tessarowland.bsky.social · 2d

“And rather than putting the money into services that will actually help someone move from a bank doorway and into an apartment, we’ve been primed to accept that the solution is to divert money away from services, jam up the justice system even more and expand the security state.”

tis the season

Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 3d

If crime is way down, why are Canadians so afraid of crime? And what are politicians funnelling money into? My latest -- they are boosting policing to police us ... not keep us safe (unless you're rich, which trust me, you are not.)

noraloreto.substack.com/p/the-big-cr...

The big crime lie

Crime is down but spending on cops and security is up. Why?

noraloreto.substack.com

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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 2d

I wrote this back in March. Seven months ago. It is only more deeply true now. As it will be tomorrow. Canada isn't moving urgently enough to adjust to this new reality.

emmettmacfarlane.substack.com/p/american-d...

American Democracy is not in Decline, it's Dead

One of the reasons the insurrectionist assault at the U.S.

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Don Beaton @beatenwords.bsky.social · 3d

classic angry MAGA ragdoll, downward dog, no kings faceplant 🤣🤡

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WIRED @wired.com · 4d

When families break down, the systems put in place to protect children online can fall apart too. www.wired.com/story/apples...

Apple’s Family Sharing Helps Keep Children Safe. Until It Doesn’t

When families break down, the systems put in place to protect children online can fall apart too.

www.wired.com

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The Alberta Worker @abworker.bsky.social · 4d

Today’s news story from @kimsiever.bsky.social

Strike vote starts tomorrow for 16,000 nursing workers

These workers saw a real wage cut of nearly 25% in their last two contracts, and their last contract expired over a year and a half ago.

albertaworker.ca/news/strike-...

Strike vote starts tomorrow for 16K nursing workers

These workers saw a real wage cut of nearly 25% in their last two contracts, and their last contract expired over a year and a half ago.

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 9d

rushing to integrate undercooked, misrepresented, and misunderstood technology into every corner of our lives just so a handful of terrible people could make more money might have been a bad idea

Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 9d

“An artificial intelligence system apparently mistook a high school student’s bag of Doritos for a firearm and called local police to tell them the pupil was armed.”

US student handcuffed after AI system apparently mistook bag of chips for firearm

Baltimore county high schools have gun detection system that alerts police if it sees what it deems suspicious

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Kim Siever @kimsiever.bsky.social · 9d

The rate of pre-trial detention has more than doubled in 40 years, and the number of people in pre-trial detention has quadrupled over the same time period.

We have a problem with bail in this country, but it is not what the Liberals and Conservatives are telling us.

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There is a problem with bail, but it’s not what we are being told : The John Howard Society of Canada

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Editing the Blue-Gray Lady @nytdiff.bsky.social · 9d

Change in Headline

Before: The Death of Democracy Is Happening Within You
After: The Rot Creeping Into Our Minds

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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 10d

Not a single critical voice? This piece is embarrassing. Try talking to the young men who listen to my podcast. You'll get the same kind of message but, you know, not rooted in violent misogyny, which is ultimately what Jivani is selling. Kate should be embarrassed by this piece.

Allister Thompson @allistert.bsky.social · 10d

The whole tone of this, almost fawning, is very ick for the CBC. What is going on over there?

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

Inside one Conservative MP’s ‘Restore the North’ tour, a Canadian take on Charlie Kirk’s movement | CBC News

By asking how to 'restore the North,' Conservative MP Jamil Jivani hopes to expand Charlie Kirk's U.S. campus tour movement — and ignite a national conversation here in Canada.

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RaptorsRepublic.com @raptorsrepublic.bsky.social · 10d

Raptors’ new math adds up to perfection against Hawks

An impressive season opener from Toronto's new-look roster. The post Raptors’ new math adds up to perfection against Hawks first appeared on Raptors Republic.

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Louis Zatzman @louiszatzman.bsky.social · 10d

It was an exquisite night for the Raptors, with every player perfecting his role.

On the start of a new era, offensive success, and the defensive gamble that, so far, is paying off:

Raptors’ new math adds up to perfection against Hawks - Raptors Republic

An impressive season opener from Toronto's new-look roster.

www.raptorsrepublic.com

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sarah macdonald @sarahsmacdonald.bsky.social · 10d

today’s my world series (toronto raptors basketball is back)

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Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 13d

Showing up to protests against the police state dressed up as frogs or in hot dog costumes is a great tactic. Because fascists can’t use the photos as proof that their opponents are dangerous. The imagery reaffirms the police state is also playing dress-up. And being laughed at is their worst fear

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Erica Ifill @wickdchiq.bsky.social · 17d

Ever notice the most privileged people (this is Forbes) are telling you you don’t need to go to school? Think they’re giving their children the same advice? No they’re still sending them to elite schools. Now why do you think this is?

Vlad K. @porcupunk.bsky.social · 17d

Wow. Just wow.

"Students pay premium prices for information that AI now delivers instantly and for free. A business student can ask ChatGPT to explain supply chain optimization or generate market analysis in seconds. The traditional lecture-and-test model faces its Blockbuster moment."

When Knowledge is Free, What are Professors For?

Higher Education Must Stop Competing with AI on Information and Start Teaching What Machines Can’t Do

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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 24d

How Mark Bray, author of the book on antifa, was targeted with death threats:

— Trump signs EO designating antifa as terrorists
— DHS memo warns about "antifa-aligned" individuals
— Far-right trolls target Bray on X
— TPUSA treasurer launches petition against Bray

www.wired.com/story/mark-b...

He Wrote a Book About Antifa. Death Threats Are Driving Him Out of the US

Rutgers historian Mark Bray is trying to flee to Spain after after an online campaign from far-right influencers was followed by death threats. He was turned back at the airport on his first attempt.

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Jimmy Thomson @jameswsthomson.com · 24d

Three headlines that tell a very disturbing story

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Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 24d

Absolute banger of an episode of The Hatchet. @arshy.bsky.social interviews @nolore.bsky.social about the (mostly designed) decline of Canada. If you’re mad as hell, this is likely why: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...

The Decline and Fall of the Canadian State (w/ Nora Loreto)

Podcast Episode · The Hatchet · 2025-10-08 · 1h 6m

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · Oct 2

Washington Post dismantled the platform Jamal wrote on. Discarded the fellowship they created in his memory.

They fired me unjustly for speaking the truth.

But I’ll never stop talking about my friend, writer, and amazing human, Jamal Khashoggi.

RIP, Jamal.

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Jamal Khashoggi, the Washington Post, and the Cost of Speaking Out

As Saudi Arabia hosts comedians and courts gamers, the silenced voice of Jamal Khashoggi still echoes.

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Dr Una McIlvenna @unamcilvenna.bsky.social · Oct 3

On the anniversary of his murder, when he was hacked to death by mercenaries hired by Saudi Arabia, Jamal Khashoggi is beautifully remembered by another writer they have tried to silence, Karen Attiah. Important reading for us all.

Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · Oct 2

Washington Post dismantled the platform Jamal wrote on. Discarded the fellowship they created in his memory.

They fired me unjustly for speaking the truth.

But I’ll never stop talking about my friend, writer, and amazing human, Jamal Khashoggi.

RIP, Jamal.

open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...

Jamal Khashoggi, the Washington Post, and the Cost of Speaking Out

As Saudi Arabia hosts comedians and courts gamers, the silenced voice of Jamal Khashoggi still echoes.

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John Woodside @woodsideful.bsky.social · 25d

Today we're launching a new, powerful tool for public accountability created by @rorywh.bsky.social.

Civic Searchlight compiles hundreds of municipalities' public meetings and makes them searchable for the first time. It's free to use and we hope you journalists and researchers put it to work.

Canada’s National Observer unveils a powerful tool for fighting disinformation

Civic Searchlight brings together municipal meeting transcripts from across Canada into a searchable database for the first time. It has already been used to fight disinformation, report on impact, di...

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