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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 17h

French appeals court increases Husamettin Dogan's sentence to 10 years for sexually abusing Pelicot.

French court extends sentence of man convicted of Gisele Pelicot rape

French appeals court increases Husamettin Dogan's sentence to 10 years for sexually abusing Pelicot.

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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 16h

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Elle @ellewalks.bsky.social · 17h

Reminder: 'antifa' = antifascist
There is no organization. If you don't like/want fascism, you are 'antifa'. End of story.

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Canadian Loyalist 🇨🇦 @shakespearesgal.bsky.social · 19h

The Canadian way, eh! Bringing people together and finding joy where we can …

#cdnpoli

Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 20h

‘All of a sudden, ties were appearing’: B.C. couple’s dying tree blooms with neckties #BritishColumbia

www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/sa...

‘All of a sudden, ties were appearing’: B.C. couple’s dying tree blooms with neckties

Adam finds out the connection between a man who ran a marathon in a suit and a tree that's growing ties.

www.ctvnews.ca

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John Muller @mrjohnmuller.bsky.social · 20h

Ultimately, it doesn't matter if the tariffs go away or if the trade war ends, because the real issue is the Fascism.

We're not visiting the US while ICE is terrorizing minorities. We're not buying crap from a country that sends troops against their own people. That bombs random civilian ships.

Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 21h

Four in five Canadians surveyed believe boycotting U.S.-made goods or avoiding travel to the United States could help strengthen #Canada’s bargaining position with its southern neighbour

www.ctvnews.ca/politics/nan...

Most Canadians think boycotting U.S. goods or travel is helpful: Nanos

Four in five Canadians believe boycotting U.S.-made goods or avoiding travel to the United States could help strengthen Canada’s bargaining position with its southern neighbour.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Elle @ellewalks.bsky.social · 20h

I can think of 20 that would really please me to be closed, starting with one at Mar-a-Lago. I think those 20 alone would do wonders for saving water (and a whole lot else).

Jaze 🇨🇦 @jaze.bsky.social · 21h

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Elle @ellewalks.bsky.social · 20h

I can think of 20 that would really please me to be closed, starting with one at Mar-a-Lago. I think those 20 alone would do wonders for saving water (and a whole lot else).

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Celeste Trianon @celeste.lgbt · 1d

This is my antifa membership card.

A framed copy of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

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Elle @ellewalks.bsky.social · 1d

My partner rants a lot about this: Is this not a conflict of interest?!?

Heather McPherson MP @heathermcpherson.bsky.social · 1d

Postal workers are standing up to protect public service — and they’re right.

Canada Post shouldn’t run its own private company to compete with itself - while cutting services and good union jobs.

Keep it public. Keep it fair.

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https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/article/postal-workers-union-takes-aim-at-purolator-which-is-owned-by-canada-post/

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Elle @ellewalks.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you for bringing attention to this!
My husband (understandably) rants a lot about this: Is there not a conflict of interest here?!?!

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Elle @ellewalks.bsky.social · 1d

Ugh.
(TBH: I don't follow her much, but figure I should know something due to her popularity.)
I was thinking she was from the South but alas, just looked it up & found out she was born in Pennsylvania - NOT the South. I don't think the South justifies anything, aside from give cultural context.

Elle @ellewalks.bsky.social · 1d

in a good or bad way?!?

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Gisèle Pelicot tells appeal trial she never gave consent to man convicted of rape

Woman says at retrial of Husamettin Dogan that ‘no victim should feel shame’ as court shown video evidence Gisèle Pelicot, who survived almost a decade of rape by dozens of men after she was drugged by her ex-husband, has told a French court that she never gave consent for anyone to abuse her while she was in a comatose state and that no victim should ever feel shame. Addressing the appeal trial on Wednesday of an unemployed builder who has contested his conviction for raping her, she said: “For me, the harm has been done – I will need to rebuild from these ruins and I think I’m on the right road – but what I want to say to others is that I never regretted my decisions, from filing a legal complaint until today. I want to say to victims to never be ashamed of what was imposed on them, because they’re never responsible.” Continue reading...

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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 2d

Indigenous midwifery practices are seeing a revival across the country.

In Quebec, on the Mohawk territory of Kanehsatà:ke, the first home birth in 50 years took place shortly before the official opening of their new multigenerational women’s space.

Indigenous midwifery revival sees first home birth in 50 years in Kanehsatà:ke | APTN News

YouTube video by APTN News

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Greylace @greylace.bsky.social · 2d

The recent ICE raid which emptied an entire apartment building was apparently at the request of Wells Fargo, which is trying to foreclose on the building.

flipinidaho @flipinidaho.bsky.social · 2d

southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

The building is in a 27 million dollar foreclosure filed by Wells Fargo. The next day, Wells Fargo filed an emergency motion for receivership. The fascist regime kindly emptied the building for donor Wells Fargo.

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 3d

YVES ENGLER HASNT EVEN APPLIED TO RUN FOR NDP LEADERSHIP???????????

And he’s been accepting donations while implying he applied but hasn’t been approved yet???

Omg 🤦‍♀️

Article here: www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

TORONTO STAR article except reads:

“"It has recently come to my attention that Mr. Yves Engler has been sharing with the media that he has not yet been approved ... to stand as an official leadership candidate. I would like to clarify that we are not in receipt of an application from Mr. Engler, and as such he has no current standing within the leadership contest," chief electoral officer Éric Hébert-Daly said.”

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Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada @abortionrightscan.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you to Marjorie Michel, Canada’s Minister of Health! UBC Faculty of Medicine researchers have received more than $4.3 million from the government to address barriers to abortion access for underserved populations.

UBC researchers lead national project to strengthen access to abortion care - UBC Faculty of Medicine

UBC researchers are working with partner organizations nationwide to address barriers for underserved communities.

www.med.ubc.ca

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 3d

Either you're against fascism, or you're foolish enough to believe it won't come for you.

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Elle @ellewalks.bsky.social · 3d

and handing over our country as the 51st state... :-(

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