Eleanor Grant
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Eleanor Grant
@eleanor7.bsky.social
Senior in Waterloo Region, Ontario.
Social Justice. Climate. Palestine.
Reducing corporate control.
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December 5, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Why have so many corporations donated to Trump’s White House ballroom project?

Could it be because many of them have lucrative government contracts?

Or because they have mergers and other regulatory business before Trump?

I’m sure they just thought a ballroom sounded nice…
Trump’s Ballroom Corruption Exposed
YouTube video by Robert Reich
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December 4, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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December 5, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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More than 200 prominent voices in global culture are demanding: Free Marwan Barghouti! A leader for unity. A prisoner of occupation.
More than 200 leading cultural figures call for release of jailed Palestinian leader
Group including Margaret Atwood, Ian McKellen and Richard Branson sign open letter to free Marwan Barghouti
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December 5, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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They find no paradox in annually dusting off and trotting out a Nativity scene depicting a Middle Eastern, soon-to-be refugee child, after they’ve spent the previous eleven months applauding travel bans and ICE raids and border walls....
December 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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How many times has Israel violated the Gaza ceasefire? Here are the numbers aje.io/usdhib
December 3, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Experts tell Al Jazeera what would happen if the world decided to downgrade its richest residents.
What if…. we abolished billionaires?
Experts tell Al Jazeera what would happen if the world decided to downgrade its richest residents.
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December 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Electrical failures due to ageing infrastructure, hurricanes and a struggling economy have prompted widespread protests.
Western Cuba faces blackout as government seeks to update energy grid
Electrical failures due to ageing infrastructure, hurricanes and a struggling economy have prompted widespread protests.
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December 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Family of Colombian fisherman Alejandro Carranza say his right to life was violated in US 'narco-terrorist' strikes.
Family of man slain in a US boat strike in the Caribbean lodges complaint
Family of Colombian fisherman Alejandro Carranza say his right to life was violated in US 'narco-terrorist' strikes.
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December 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Known as Palestine's Nelson Mandela, he has been in prison for more than 23 years and subjected to brutal abuse.
Global campaign launched to free jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti
Known as Palestine's Nelson Mandela, he has been in prison for more than 23 years and subjected to brutal abuse.
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December 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Al Jazeera looks at how years of punitive measures cost billions, filled prisons and did little to curb violence.
Amid Trump threats, what has the US’s ‘war on drugs’ achieved in 50 years?
Al Jazeera looks at how years of punitive measures cost billions, filled prisons and did little to curb violence.
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December 4, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Trump claims to be cracking down on drug gangs in Venezuela but pardoned a Honduran drug lord serving time in the US.
Meet the US’s drug running friends: A history of narcotics involvement
Trump claims to be cracking down on drug gangs in Venezuela but pardoned a Honduran drug lord serving time in the US.
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December 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Minnesota legislator Omar Fateh says Trump's 'disgraceful' comments are meant as 'political theatre' to rally his base.
From Mogadishu to Minneapolis, Somalis reject Trump’s bigoted remarks
Minnesota legislator Omar Fateh says Trump's 'disgraceful' comments are meant as 'political theatre' to rally his base.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Copa, Wingo, Satena, and Boliviana halt Venezuela flights, citing navigation signal issues and safety concerns.
Last foreign carriers halt flights to Venezuela after Trump’s airspace ban
Copa, Wingo, Satena, and Boliviana halt Venezuela flights, citing navigation signal issues and safety concerns.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Sudan Doctors Network says 'deliberate suicide-drone attacks' targeted a kindergarten and several civilian facilities.
RSF kills dozens, mostly children, in war-torn Sudan’s Kalogi: SAF sources
Sudan Doctors Network says 'deliberate suicide-drone attacks' targeted a kindergarten and several civilian facilities.
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December 5, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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The initiative is helping Gaza's children 'glimpse a better reality', says Palestinian filmmaker Mustafa al-Nabih.
Makeshift movie screenings in Gaza City bring children ‘out of the ruin’
The initiative is helping Gaza's children 'glimpse a better reality', says Palestinian filmmaker Mustafa al-Nabih.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Lebanese leader urges UNSC to press Israel to respect the November 2024 ceasefire it has repeatedly violated.
UNSC delegation meets Lebanon’s Aoun, tours south amid Israeli escalation
Lebanese leader urges UNSC to press Israel to respect the November 2024 ceasefire it has repeatedly violated.
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December 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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21 days ‘til #Christmas… and who knows how many before #democracy shuts down.

At my Mall of American Values, #fascism is one holiday surprise that isn’t returnable.

#PoliticalCartoon #Affordability #DemocracyUnderAttack #USPolitics #ICE #PoliticalSatire #RetailTherapy #Tariffs #DrawnAndQuartered
December 4, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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PODCAST: Uncovering the inner workings of an AI genocide

+972's Yuval Abraham takes us inside his groundbreaking investigations into the Gaza war and the legal and moral challenges he faces when reporting.

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Uncovering the inner workings of an AI genocide
+972's Yuval Abraham takes us inside his investigations into the Gaza war and the legal and moral challenges he faces when reporting.
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December 4, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Anand won’t say whether Canada would block export of armoured vehicles for ICE use

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Anand won’t say whether Canada would block export of armoured vehicles for ICE use
Washington has ordered nearly $10-million in vehicles from Brampton-based defence contractor, records show
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December 4, 2025 at 3:40 PM