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bfitzinAR @bfitzinar.bsky.social · 2d

~$675 OVERDUE RENT + OUT OF FOOD URGENT!

Joanie's already disabled, chronically ill, & mourning their lost service dog Toby. 68 ppl $10 each keeps them safe.

Pls RS/QS. Pls do what you can. #HelpFolksLive2025

Connie @bethechange1682.bsky.social · 4d

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@CanadianJoannie @canadianjoannie.bsky.social · 6d

In desperate need to catch up with rent 526$ behind and in need of groceries so badly. We continue to grieve and mourn Toby. The pain is unbearable.

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 30m

Remind me if Israeli players have or currently serve in the IDF and what that means.

World Peace Cookies @worldpeacecookies.bsky.social · 45m

Those Israeli athletes don't deserve to be booed.

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bfitzinAR @bfitzinar.bsky.social · 2d

~$675 OVERDUE RENT + OUT OF FOOD URGENT!

They're already disabled, chronically ill, & mourning their lost service dog Toby. 68 ppl $10 each keeps them safe.

Pls RS/QS. Pls do what you can. #HelpFolksLive2025

@CanadianJoannie @canadianjoannie.bsky.social · 6d

In desperate need to catch up with rent 526$ behind and in need of groceries so badly. We continue to grieve and mourn Toby. The pain is unbearable.

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@CanadianJoannie @canadianjoannie.bsky.social · 1d

Please help. Very hungry today. Thank you.

bfitzinAR @bfitzinar.bsky.social · 2d

~$675 OVERDUE RENT + OUT OF FOOD URGENT!

They're already disabled, chronically ill, & mourning their lost service dog Toby. 68 ppl $10 each keeps them safe.

Pls RS/QS. Pls do what you can. #HelpFolksLive2025

@CanadianJoannie @canadianjoannie.bsky.social · 6d

In desperate need to catch up with rent 526$ behind and in need of groceries so badly. We continue to grieve and mourn Toby. The pain is unbearable.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 2h

They have fired the staff of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and 70 Epidemic Intelligence Service officers, who are disease detectives that respond to outbreaks around the world.

I cannot emphasize enough how dangerous it is to dismantle our disease surveillance infrastructure.

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The COVID-19 History Project @thisdayincovid.bsky.social · 53m

On this day in COVID history, October 11, 2021:

The Day the Running Statues Donned Masks (Published 2020)

Source: The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/08/sports/running-statues-masks-virus.html

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Caitlin Johnstone @caitoz.bsky.social · 6h

"Why aren't the Free Palestine people cheering about the ceasefire?"

If you saw a man beating a child into a coma, would you cheer after the beating stopped? No, your first reaction would be horror at what happened and your second would be fear that he'll attack the kid again.

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Tania J. Spencer @taniaspencer.bsky.social · 6d

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#Yukoners, what just happened in #Alaska should concern you - the #YukonNews is actually US owned, via #BlackPress media, a division of the Carpenter Media Group, which owns & manages more than 250 publications across the US & Canada -

www.adn.com/opinions/202...

Opinion: Why we resigned from our jobs as journalists after an Alaska elected official made threats over coverage

The duty of a community newspaper is to provide coverage of local elected officials and government. The ability of journalists at the Homer News and Peninsula Clarion to do this was undermined by our ...

www.adn.com

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M. Belanger @sethanikeem.bsky.social · 51m

Last but certainly not least is a die cut red heart in honor of the irreplaceable David Lynch

Fix Your Hearts or Die 🏳️‍⚧️

A red die-cut vinyl heart. In white lettering it reads, “Fix your hearts or die.” David Lynch.

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Mohammed's mother 🍉.♕♕♡ @tfggsbsb.bsky.social · 8h

Because my child is black, no one donated to him. 😭
I am tired of this unfair racism.
How unfortunate it is when one of your children is diagnosed with a cancerous tumor and you are powerless to save their life from this deadly cancer.

chuffed.org/project/1531...

🙏🏻

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 1h

No humiliation is big enough to justify this match being played.

Reid Maltby 🇵🇸🍉 @rmaltby.bsky.social · 1h

Score showing Norway leads Israel 5-0 late in World Cup qualifying match

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Ryan Wilson @hailseitan.bsky.social · 2h

Our collective history is literally shaped by colonizers going back on their “agreements” yet here we are again… *insert Charlie falling on his ass cause Lucy fucked him over again*

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rachey @factoryfemme.bsky.social · 2h

I watched a video yesterday that pointed out that Palestinians had to *negotiate* for the end of the genocide they were suffering. How are we to celebrate the victims of a genocide having to *compromise* with the people killing them?

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 18h

I will never get over this.

It is MINDBLOWING that Biden/Kamala could have had a ceasefire deal in Sept 2024. Would have won them the election without a doubt. And yet could not do it because Israel’s right to exterminate millions of people could not be violated. This is where racism will lead you folks

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PressProgress @pressprogress.ca · 5h

This city councillor in Pickering, Ontario has now been suspended seven times. Here are the reasons why:

Lisa Robinson has a history of disruptive behaviour and associating with far-right media personalities

This City Councillor in Pickering, Ontario Has Now Been Suspended Seven Times. Here Are the Reasons Why.

Pickering city councillor Lisa Robinson has a history of disruptive behaviour and associating with far-right media personalities

pressprogress.ca

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Jeff Doctor @jeff.doctor · 4h

I am once again asking Canadian journalists to ask the most basic-ass question of "on whose land will these be built?" How is it that every other major industry must consider Indigenous rights but with tech it's like "meh".
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

ANALYSIS | Why OpenAI wants to help Canada build homegrown artificial intelligence | CBC News

OpenAI wants to help Canada build a sovereign digital infrastructure for artificial intelligence, putting the country in a tough spot as it tries to distance itself from overreliance on U.S. tech comp...

www.cbc.ca

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Kassandra @kasst.bsky.social · 21h

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Maddy 🎃 @maddymatinee.bsky.social · 1d

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Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 1d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

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Connie @bethechange1682.bsky.social · 4d

Rent short 0/$526 and groceries 0/$150

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Please share or donate - any help is very much appreciated @canadianjoannie.bsky.social

@CanadianJoannie @canadianjoannie.bsky.social · 6d

In desperate need to catch up with rent 526$ behind and in need of groceries so badly. We continue to grieve and mourn Toby. The pain is unbearable.

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 20h

Israel is apparently demanding that if it’s gymnasts are not allowed into Indonesia for the world championships, the event should be “cancelled altogether, or transferred to an alternative host country.”

The event begins in nine days.

No thanks!

Israeli Gymnastics Federation has demanded that, if the decision to revoke the athletes' visas is not rescinded, Worlds will be "cancelled altogether, or transferred to an alternative host country that will allow all members of the World Federation to participate."

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 23h

Imagine returning home to this after everything they have already been through.

Imagine doing this to other human beings essentially for sport.

Overnight, Israeli troops carried out a large-scale campaign of setting fire to huge amount of civilian homes and infrastructure before families returned to it in northern Gaza.

It appears to have been the most extensive mass arson operation since the genocide began

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@CanadianJoannie @canadianjoannie.bsky.social · 23h

Please help. Thank you 🙏🏻

Connie @bethechange1682.bsky.social · 4d

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Please share or donate - any help is very much appreciated @canadianjoannie.bsky.social

@CanadianJoannie @canadianjoannie.bsky.social · 6d

In desperate need to catch up with rent 526$ behind and in need of groceries so badly. We continue to grieve and mourn Toby. The pain is unbearable.

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Dave Gray-Donald @dgrdon.bsky.social · 25d

Two police chiefs in Canada are on the boards of a pro-Israel advocacy charity. The president of the Canadian Association of Police is also listed, alongside business and political leaders. Experts and advocates are very concerned. My latest @readthemaple.bsky.social.

Police Involvement With Pro-Israel Charity Raises Concerns

“We have seen increasing police aggression and baseless arrests and prosecutions against those protesting Israel’s genocide.”

www.readthemaple.com

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Davide Mastracci @davidemastracci.bsky.social · 17d

NEW: The Canadian Press, which the vast majority of Canadian media outlets rely upon for style choices, will continue not using “Palestine” in most cases even after Canada’s recognition of the state.

Here’s what they told me when I asked why...

www.readthemaple.com/the-canadian...

The Canadian Press Will Continue Not Using ‘Palestine’ In Most Cases

Most Canadian news outlets follow CP’s style guidance, meaning the status quo on “Palestine” may continue.

www.readthemaple.com

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