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Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 14h

this is just a pilot project, but it's also an acknowledgement from Toronto city council that we need alternatives to policing

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Matt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · 14h

Council votes 23-1 to APPROVE deploying crisis service workers on the TTC subway system. They'll be stationed at Spadina Station, Union Station, and Bloor-Yonge, and respond to calls anywhere in the downtown U-shaped track area.

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Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 18h

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

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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

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Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 3d

A group calling itself "New Toronto Initiative" is suing a local councillor and the city over plans to build a shelter in the neighbourhood - a classic Toronto move

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Nisrin Elamin @nisrinelamin.bsky.social · 13d

We lost a warrior, a freedom fighter, a visionary, someone who changed the way I see the world. May Assata Shakur rest in power with the ancestors!

Black and white image or Assata Shakur wearing silver earrings with cowrie shells in her locs, looking to the side talking to someone.

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Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 13d

It’s also dishonest to present these two issues, in the same breath, as some kind of zero sum prioritization. The beauty of the speed cameras is, once installed, the job is done! If anything, they free up police resources so more focus can be paid to violent crime. It’s foolish, bad logic.

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Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 13d

Violent crime is more rare, shocking, headline-grabbing. We treat it as an intolerable aberration from the norm. And we should! But that suggests that road deaths and injuries are the norm and are therefore tolerable. No politician will say that out loud, but watch what they prioritize.

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Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 13d

In a statement, Vaughan Mayor Steven Del Duca pivoted from speed cameras to violent crime, suggesting we should spend more time focussing on the latter. That’s illuminating. Vehicles obviously present the bigger statistical threat, especially to children. But we accept those injuries and deaths.

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Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 13d

also for those of you who like to watch, all our podcasts are on youtube

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Confronting a new anti-immigrant chapter in Canada

YouTube video by The Breach

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Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 13d

Federal Liberals are cutting back on temporary foreign workers coming to Canada. But what about those already here, who continue to work in precarious conditions, during an anti-immigrant backlash?

My latest podcast for @breachmedia.ca with Deena Ladd breachmedia.ca/confronting-...

Confronting a new anti-immigrant chapter in Canada ⋆ The Breach

Deena Ladd on how the Liberals’ harsher immigration policies negatively affect all workers

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Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 14d

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Matt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · 14d

Doug Ford is about to deliver a press conference about speed cameras. There are flashing speed limit signs behind him, actively flashing. Flash flash flash.

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Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 14d

A police officer in Longueil, Quebec shot and killed 15-year-old Nooran Rezayi on Sunday

The govt office investigating the shooting has neither released the officer's name nor indicated why Rezayi was shot. Police took over 5 hours to notify his family

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What we know so far about the fatal police shooting of 15-year-old Nooran Rezayi

The shooting of a Longueuil teen has left his family demanding answers and a community in shock.

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Ted Rutland @tedrutland.bsky.social · 15d

Here's how the Longueuil police analyzes police stops.

I don't want to nitpick, but "biological affinity" is not a thing. We stopped talking about biological races after WWII because they don't exist. Also, "Oriental" is a surprising term to hear for someone under 90 years old.

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Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 17d

Students involved in the demonstration called the assault "an escalation of a broader pattern of violent repression" against students advocating for Palestine. They're asking supporters to contact the school administration and campus security

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Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 17d

A TMU security guard told the student they were "under arrest for assault" and held them at length in a separate location. But Toronto Police didn't arrest or charge the student. The university says it's investigating the incident

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Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 17d

On Friday at @torontomet.bsky.social, students interrupted a talk by Liberal MP @evansolomon.bsky.social to call for an arms embargo on Israel

Although Solomon called the disruptions "part of our democracy", TMU security assaulted and detained a demonstrator

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Witnesses say Student was “Body-slammed” by TMU Security Outside Evan Solomon Talk - On The Record

The student was among eight people who were escorted out of the event

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Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 24d

his upcoming duplicate legislation to stop people from blocking access to places of worship (already covered in sections 176 and 430 of the criminal code) are not good for Charter-protected free expression

Carney seems inclined, a few times now, to sacrifice principles for perceived threats

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Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 24d

I take your point, and also think Carney is clearly to the right of Trudeau. He has to make the case for his decisions instead of simply saying times have changed. For example, he's interested in spending billions on Trump's missile defence shield, while Trump threatens us. Some of it doesn't add up

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Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 24d

Mark Carney has moved Canadian politics to the right. In response, Pierre Poilievre is moving even further right on immigration to distinguish himself from Carney

My latest, with Martin Lukacs for @breachmedia.ca, tracks this latest wave of immigrant scapegoating

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Carney stole his policy book. So Pierre Poilievre is going full anti-immigrant ⋆ The Breach

With Mark Carney co-opting many of the Conservative’s marquee policies, Pierre Poilievre is sharpening his pitch by scapegoating immigrants

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TorontoToday @torontotoday.ca · 26d

Anti-immigrant protest ‘chased’ out of Christie Pits Park

Counter-protesters vastly outnumbered anti-immigrant protestors on Saturday

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · Sep 8

"Major Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems has reportedly shut down a U.K. facility after it was repeatedly targeted by Palestine Action activists, in a major victory for the group that was recently banned by the U.K. government."
#England #UK #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Genocide

Israeli Arms Maker Reportedly Shuts Down UK Branch After Repeated Protests

Palestine Action has repeatedly targeted Elbit facilities with protests and shutdowns.

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SoCal Leslie @socalleslie.bsky.social · Sep 5

Timeline cleanse. Marine blue butterfly - wings open & closed. 🌿 #invertebrates

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Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · Sep 2

Trump just now during an Oval Office announcement mentions his Golden Dome missile defence system:

"Canada called, they wanna be a part of it...Canada wants very much to be included in that, and we're going to work something out with them I hope."

Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · Sep 2

PM Mark Carney is planning the biggest military spending hike since WWII. What federal programs will be cut to pay for this increase?

I spoke with policy analyst and peace activist Steve Staples about missile defence, NATO, and the peace movement

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More weapons, fewer public services: Carney’s military spending bonanza ⋆ The Breach

Policy analyst Steve Staples explains why Carney’s historic military spending hike will only benefit weapons lobby

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Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · Sep 2

PM Mark Carney is planning the biggest military spending hike since WWII. What federal programs will be cut to pay for this increase?

I spoke with policy analyst and peace activist Steve Staples about missile defence, NATO, and the peace movement

breachmedia.ca/more-weapons...

More weapons, fewer public services: Carney’s military spending bonanza ⋆ The Breach

Policy analyst Steve Staples explains why Carney’s historic military spending hike will only benefit weapons lobby

breachmedia.ca

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Samira Mohyeddin @smohyeddin.bsky.social · Sep 2

📍NEW: My interview with the president of the Palestine Journalists Syndicate, Nasser Abu Bakr. He was in Canada last week to receive Unifor’s Nelson Mandela Award. youtu.be/lKuZrUrWDoI?...

Ep 42: CANADIAN UNION HONOURS PALESTINIAN JOURNALISTS WITH NELSON MANDELA AWARD

YouTube video by ON THE LINE MEDIA

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Anna Mehler Paperny @mehlerpaperny.bsky.social · Aug 29

This may seem an extraordinary move but Canada and the U.S. regularly deny or delay visas, barring foreign dignitaries or researchers from summits or events. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/u...

Trump Administration Bars Palestinian Officials From U.N. Meeting in New York

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