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Avaaz @avaaz.org · Sep 9

For the first time in history, 270 media outlets from over 70 countries joined together to make themselves heard. Front pages, websites, social media profiles, and broadcasts went dark to demand a stop to the killing of journalists and call for press freedom in Gaza.

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Avaaz @avaaz.org · 4d

"Please do not cry for me because your tears cause me pain." These are the words from 10-year-old Rasha's will. Dr. Thaer Ahmad shared her heartbreaking words at the UN to expose this brutal war on children. Her final wishes must be our call to action. 📷: UNWebTV on 25/Sep/2025.

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moonchildjs.bsky.social @moonchildjs.bsky.social · 2d

Arizona Senator confronts
Speaker Johnson over refusal to seat key new Dem member Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) is the key vote needed to release the Epstein File.

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Lindy Williams @ljdubcan.bsky.social · 2d

Today’s Canadian painting is “Falling Leaves” painted by Brian Jones in 1980.

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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 1d

Ultra-processed foods, or UPFs, account for almost half of Canadians’ daily calories. But not all UPFs are created equal—and believe it or not, some might even be good for you. thewalrus.ca/sure-ultra-proce...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

BlackRock is seeking to buy Aligned Data Centers, a data center construction company.

It’s also going to buy AES, one of the major power providers for Big Tech data centers.

While these data centers drive up your electricity costs, wealthy financiers are going to make a killing.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Everything Trump is doing now is a preamble for his regime's real goal: to invoke the Insurrection Act.

I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but you need to be aware of this imminent danger. Let me explain what’s going on.

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@gloria🕊️🟧 @gloriaprosperi.bsky.social · 2d

👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👊💪💙

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janisd.bsky.social @janisd.bsky.social · 1d

Wages for low and middle class are far too low as well, in addition to rent being too high.

Leadnow @leadnowca.bsky.social · 4d

📣 Say it with us: the rent is TOO DAMN HIGH.

That’s why we are fighting for #HomesForAll — and demanding the government invest in housing solutions that work for us.

Share this video, then join the Homes for All campaign 👉 leadnow.ca/HomesForAll

@350canada.bsky.social @smallchangefund.bsky.social

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janisd.bsky.social @janisd.bsky.social · 3d

This is such an important story of public vs. private service.

The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 7d

Mark Carney is out to dismantle Canada Post. Who stands to benefit?

Dru Oja Jay, a long-time collaborator of @cupwsttp.bsky.social discusses how the post office could be a “genuinely positive nation building project."

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Why Mark Carney is putting Canada Post on the chopping block ⋆ The Breach

Dru Oja Jay breaks down how dismantling Canada Post fits into Mark Carney’s austerity agenda

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5d

Stoke fear. Exploit desperation. Suspend the rule of law. Fan brutality.

Every time the stronger brutalize the weak, it’s fundamentally the same playbook.

Our duty is to stand up to brutality.

Our moral obligation is to protect the vulnerable and hold the powerful accountable.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 4d

Turning the military on citizens.

Attempting to rig elections.

Toying with the idea of declaring martial law.

Attacking political enemies and punishing those who speak out.

If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?

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JOY2U2 🤣👀💋🦋🍒🍷🌈✒️🏳️‍🌈♥️ @lookingforjoy.bsky.social · 5d

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ArtLoverGuy @artloverguy.bsky.social · 5d

Beautiful sunrise (with just a little color shifting to the clouds).
#Stunday #Photography #Nature #Sunrise

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 4d

Same.

#AlsoTiredOfWaitingForTheEPSTEIN_Files

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5d

Still waiting for it to trickle down...

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Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 @pravda.ua · 5d

🇩🇰 Denmark tightens checks on oil tankers to halt Russian shadow fleet

Denmark tightens checks on oil tankers to halt Russian shadow fleet

www.pravda.com.ua

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 4d

This is like planting evidence and then making an arrest.

The image is an X post by Acyn (@Acyn
) from 13 hours ago, quoting Pritzker: "He's saying that Chicago is a war zone. None of that is true. They're just making this up. And then what do they do? They fire tear gas and smoke grenades, and they make it look like it's a war zone." The post includes a screenshot from CNN's "State of the Union" showing two individuals discussing, with a chyron indicating DHS officers fired at a driver who rammed their vehicle, later determined to be someone trying to storm the Presidential Palace, as the South Caucasus Coalition.

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 4d

💥 TRUMP’S SHUTDOWN IS A WEAPON — AND BLUE AMERICA IS THE TARGET

He’s not governing. He’s punishing. From New York’s Second Avenue Subway to Chicago’s Red Line, Trump is defunding Democratic America into submission.

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janisd.bsky.social @janisd.bsky.social · 4d

Pregnant horses are being drained for their blood in Iceland to fuel factory farming. Iceland is the only country in Europe still allowing this cruelty. I just signed the petition calling on them to shut down these brutal blood farms for good. Will you join me? action.eko.org/a/iceland-ba...

Iceland: Ban PMSG

It sounds like something out of a dystopian nightmare, but it’s real: pregnant horses are restrained and drained of massive amounts of blood, leaving them weak and traumatized —all so the pharmaceutic

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 9d

The awesome video team at the New York Times helped me make this video about the shutdown and Obamacare premiums.

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Liz Shuler @lizshuler.bsky.social · 10d

While working people fight to make ends meet, corporate greed and CEO pay keep rising.

Workers don’t have to accept this. A union contract is how we level the playing field and get our fair share of the profits WE create.