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Some good news for women's safety: A jury ordered Uber to pay $8.5 million to a woman who was raped by one of its Arizona drivers in 2023.
Maybe now Uber will take this issue seriously, as precedent has been set. Kudos to the brave woman for holding them to account.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
Maybe now Uber will take this issue seriously, as precedent has been set. Kudos to the brave woman for holding them to account.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
Uber Found Liable in Rape by Driver, Setting Stage for Thousands of Cases
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Some good news for women's safety: A jury ordered Uber to pay $8.5 million to a woman who was raped by one of its Arizona drivers in 2023.
Maybe now Uber will take this issue seriously, as precedent has been set. Kudos to the brave woman for holding them to account.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
Maybe now Uber will take this issue seriously, as precedent has been set. Kudos to the brave woman for holding them to account.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
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Can you tell I'm angry.
I am so angry.
Epstein victims have been speaking to law enforcement for 30 years, and the only person in prison for the rape, torture, and victimization of children for 30 years is a woman.
DOJ failed for 30 years.
I am so angry.
Epstein victims have been speaking to law enforcement for 30 years, and the only person in prison for the rape, torture, and victimization of children for 30 years is a woman.
DOJ failed for 30 years.
February 6, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Can you tell I'm angry.
I am so angry.
Epstein victims have been speaking to law enforcement for 30 years, and the only person in prison for the rape, torture, and victimization of children for 30 years is a woman.
DOJ failed for 30 years.
I am so angry.
Epstein victims have been speaking to law enforcement for 30 years, and the only person in prison for the rape, torture, and victimization of children for 30 years is a woman.
DOJ failed for 30 years.
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Oregon 7-year-old, parents arrested at Portland hospital still held in ICE center in Texas - oregonlive.com share.google/7SVBwbmJbvAk...
February 6, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Oregon 7-year-old, parents arrested at Portland hospital still held in ICE center in Texas - oregonlive.com share.google/7SVBwbmJbvAk...
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From 2018 to 2026 Ford not only DIDN'T end hallway healthcare, he went one step further and normalized it. That's what it means to stop tracking and reporting the stats.
February 5, 2026 at 9:24 PM
From 2018 to 2026 Ford not only DIDN'T end hallway healthcare, he went one step further and normalized it. That's what it means to stop tracking and reporting the stats.
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This is fucking criminal. I can't believe Ontario keeps electing these malicious clowns who are openly and gleefully destroying health care in front of our eyes.
Hallway health care metric one of several 'to be retired' from health agency’s public report
One emergency physician calling it ‘utter malpractice’ to not release the data publicly
www.thetrillium.ca/news/health/...
#onpoli
One emergency physician calling it ‘utter malpractice’ to not release the data publicly
www.thetrillium.ca/news/health/...
#onpoli
Hallway health care metric one of several 'to be retired' from health agency’s public report
The metric was not included in the latest Ontario Health annual report, with one emergency physician calling it ‘utter malpractice’ to not release the data publicly
www.thetrillium.ca
February 5, 2026 at 9:13 PM
This is fucking criminal. I can't believe Ontario keeps electing these malicious clowns who are openly and gleefully destroying health care in front of our eyes.
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Canada needs a national anti-corruption investigative agency - and independent prosecutors - to root out corruption in policing, government, and politics.
The extent of alleged corruption revealed in "Project South" indicates a lot more corruption to be found - if Canada has the will and capacity.
The extent of alleged corruption revealed in "Project South" indicates a lot more corruption to be found - if Canada has the will and capacity.
Seven Toronto Police Service Officers, One Retired Officer Among 27 Suspects Charged in Project South
Seven Toronto Police Service Officers, One Retired Officer Among 27 Suspects Charged in Project South
www.yrp.ca
February 5, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Canada needs a national anti-corruption investigative agency - and independent prosecutors - to root out corruption in policing, government, and politics.
The extent of alleged corruption revealed in "Project South" indicates a lot more corruption to be found - if Canada has the will and capacity.
The extent of alleged corruption revealed in "Project South" indicates a lot more corruption to be found - if Canada has the will and capacity.
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Trump promises Schumer funding for NY tunnel project — if Penn Station and Dulles Airport are renamed after him
https://fascinating.news/r/1CuiNMF0
https://fascinating.news/r/1CuiNMF0
Trump promises Schumer funding for NY tunnel project — if Penn Station and Dulles Airport are renamed after him
President Donald Trump told Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer last month that he was finally prepared to drop his freeze on billions of dollars in funding for a major New York infrastructure project.
fascinating.news
February 5, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Trump promises Schumer funding for NY tunnel project — if Penn Station and Dulles Airport are renamed after him
https://fascinating.news/r/1CuiNMF0
https://fascinating.news/r/1CuiNMF0
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February 6, 2026 at 12:51 AM
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As a doctor, I am horrified by what I saw at the Whipple detention facility in Minneapolis.
No medical protocols.
No real medical care.
No nurse on site when I visited.
No beds. No real blankets. Extremely cold temperatures. Minimal food.
These conditions are inhumane and unacceptable.
No medical protocols.
No real medical care.
No nurse on site when I visited.
No beds. No real blankets. Extremely cold temperatures. Minimal food.
These conditions are inhumane and unacceptable.
February 5, 2026 at 6:42 PM
As a doctor, I am horrified by what I saw at the Whipple detention facility in Minneapolis.
No medical protocols.
No real medical care.
No nurse on site when I visited.
No beds. No real blankets. Extremely cold temperatures. Minimal food.
These conditions are inhumane and unacceptable.
No medical protocols.
No real medical care.
No nurse on site when I visited.
No beds. No real blankets. Extremely cold temperatures. Minimal food.
These conditions are inhumane and unacceptable.
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Portland mayor:
"To those who continue to work for ICE: Resign. To those who control this facility: Leave.
"To those who continue to make these sickening decisions, go home, look in a mirror, and ask yourselves why you have gassed children..."
content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ORP...
"To those who continue to work for ICE: Resign. To those who control this facility: Leave.
"To those who continue to make these sickening decisions, go home, look in a mirror, and ask yourselves why you have gassed children..."
content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ORP...
Portland stands against federal injustice
content.govdelivery.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Portland mayor:
"To those who continue to work for ICE: Resign. To those who control this facility: Leave.
"To those who continue to make these sickening decisions, go home, look in a mirror, and ask yourselves why you have gassed children..."
content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ORP...
"To those who continue to work for ICE: Resign. To those who control this facility: Leave.
"To those who continue to make these sickening decisions, go home, look in a mirror, and ask yourselves why you have gassed children..."
content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ORP...
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Organizers of the National Prayer Breakfast invite Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez, the dictator of El Salvador, best know for his torture camps and friendly relations with drug cartels, as a featured speaker. The invitation is a good demonstration of the political values of Christian Nationalists.
February 5, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Organizers of the National Prayer Breakfast invite Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez, the dictator of El Salvador, best know for his torture camps and friendly relations with drug cartels, as a featured speaker. The invitation is a good demonstration of the political values of Christian Nationalists.
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The Carney govt's rhetoric and actions here directly feed into anti-immigrant sentiment, xenophobia and, ultimately, white supremacy. The govt's implicit message helps drive some really ugly momentum.
Mark Carney must see courting Pierre Poilievre's young white male base as worth the trade-off.
Mark Carney must see courting Pierre Poilievre's young white male base as worth the trade-off.
breachmedia.ca/as-a-doctor-... ‘The cuts to this program are not happening within a vacuum. They are taking place in a broader context of heightened anti-immigration rhetoric and policies like Bill C-12 that will make it easier for people to lose their status and be deported.’
As a doctor, I know cutting health care for refugees hurts us all ⋆ The Breach
Targeting the most vulnerable is a slippery slope toward weakening public health for all
breachmedia.ca
February 5, 2026 at 6:02 PM
The Carney govt's rhetoric and actions here directly feed into anti-immigrant sentiment, xenophobia and, ultimately, white supremacy. The govt's implicit message helps drive some really ugly momentum.
Mark Carney must see courting Pierre Poilievre's young white male base as worth the trade-off.
Mark Carney must see courting Pierre Poilievre's young white male base as worth the trade-off.
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Over the last 30 years, corporate profits have doubled while corporate taxes have been slashed – all with the promise that benefits would eventually flow to working people.
Today, people are still waiting as wealth piles up at the top and the cost of living only soars. We need real solutions.
Today, people are still waiting as wealth piles up at the top and the cost of living only soars. We need real solutions.
February 5, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Over the last 30 years, corporate profits have doubled while corporate taxes have been slashed – all with the promise that benefits would eventually flow to working people.
Today, people are still waiting as wealth piles up at the top and the cost of living only soars. We need real solutions.
Today, people are still waiting as wealth piles up at the top and the cost of living only soars. We need real solutions.
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3/3 Measles is not a routine childhood illness -
And children (and adults) in detention cannot escape exposure.
🚨 This is a public health emergency.
And children (and adults) in detention cannot escape exposure.
🚨 This is a public health emergency.
February 5, 2026 at 7:07 PM
3/3 Measles is not a routine childhood illness -
And children (and adults) in detention cannot escape exposure.
🚨 This is a public health emergency.
And children (and adults) in detention cannot escape exposure.
🚨 This is a public health emergency.
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It is terrifying that measles is spreading among children held in US concentration camps.
This is not a policy debate — it is an immediate threat to children’s lives.
Measles can cause encephalitis (brain swelling), brain damage, and respiratory failure in children.
It is terrifying that measles is spreading among children held in US concentration camps.
This is not a policy debate — it is an immediate threat to children’s lives.
Measles can cause encephalitis (brain swelling), brain damage, and respiratory failure in children.
Calls to shut down Texas ICE facility for children grow amid measles outbreak
At least two cases confirmed at detention center for children and their parents in Texas
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:07 PM
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It is terrifying that measles is spreading among children held in US concentration camps.
This is not a policy debate — it is an immediate threat to children’s lives.
Measles can cause encephalitis (brain swelling), brain damage, and respiratory failure in children.
It is terrifying that measles is spreading among children held in US concentration camps.
This is not a policy debate — it is an immediate threat to children’s lives.
Measles can cause encephalitis (brain swelling), brain damage, and respiratory failure in children.
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Do they all get deported now? Is that how this works?
February 5, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Do they all get deported now? Is that how this works?
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This is an incredibly accurate synopsis of the overall Maga mindset and mentality.
February 5, 2026 at 2:52 PM
This is an incredibly accurate synopsis of the overall Maga mindset and mentality.
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I never understood how people of faith could vote for this degenerate scumbag.
February 5, 2026 at 2:28 PM
I never understood how people of faith could vote for this degenerate scumbag.
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It’s not left vs right
It’s good vs evil
It’s good vs evil
February 5, 2026 at 11:27 AM
It’s not left vs right
It’s good vs evil
It’s good vs evil
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This is one reason I keep trying to remind people of the power that we have. That we have *always* had. Not because I’m in denial, but because I know history. I’m no sophisticated intellectual, but I do know we’re going to win even though the bad shit is really terrible right now.
Too many people on Bluesky think that relentless expressions of despair are a sign of intellectual sophistication.
February 4, 2026 at 10:33 PM
This is one reason I keep trying to remind people of the power that we have. That we have *always* had. Not because I’m in denial, but because I know history. I’m no sophisticated intellectual, but I do know we’re going to win even though the bad shit is really terrible right now.
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Canadian media, including the Globe and CBC, need to cool it with these clickbait headlines. Serious issues like climate and public health have no place for that nonsense.
"Should you bother getting vaccinated?"
"Can we still have electric vehicles?"
Cut it out.
"Should you bother getting vaccinated?"
"Can we still have electric vehicles?"
Cut it out.
What an absolutely idiotic headline from the Globe & Mail.
EV sales are booming globally while sales of ICE vehicles fall. Tesla is not a bellwether for the industry. It has been brought to its knees by its feckless Bond villain leader. #EnergyTransition
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
EV sales are booming globally while sales of ICE vehicles fall. Tesla is not a bellwether for the industry. It has been brought to its knees by its feckless Bond villain leader. #EnergyTransition
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
Opinion: What’s the future of electric vehicles when even Elon Musk wants out?
The Tesla founder and CEO said last week the company would stop production of its model S and X cars
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Canadian media, including the Globe and CBC, need to cool it with these clickbait headlines. Serious issues like climate and public health have no place for that nonsense.
"Should you bother getting vaccinated?"
"Can we still have electric vehicles?"
Cut it out.
"Should you bother getting vaccinated?"
"Can we still have electric vehicles?"
Cut it out.
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Call your Dem Senators and ask them why they voted unanimously for the Sanders Amendment to defund ICE last week, but it's not on this list.
Schumer & Jeffries lay out the Democratic demands for a DHS funding deal in a letter to the top Republican leaders
February 5, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Call your Dem Senators and ask them why they voted unanimously for the Sanders Amendment to defund ICE last week, but it's not on this list.
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What is infuriating,
and tragic, is while Dems are shouting their disgust and rage to everyone, they are seemingly incompetent, or impotent, and unable to do any kind of pushback as an opposition party to a traitorous, corrupt and evil administration. IMPEACH AND REMOVE TRUMP AND VANCE &JOHNSON NOW!
and tragic, is while Dems are shouting their disgust and rage to everyone, they are seemingly incompetent, or impotent, and unable to do any kind of pushback as an opposition party to a traitorous, corrupt and evil administration. IMPEACH AND REMOVE TRUMP AND VANCE &JOHNSON NOW!
February 5, 2026 at 2:04 PM
What is infuriating,
and tragic, is while Dems are shouting their disgust and rage to everyone, they are seemingly incompetent, or impotent, and unable to do any kind of pushback as an opposition party to a traitorous, corrupt and evil administration. IMPEACH AND REMOVE TRUMP AND VANCE &JOHNSON NOW!
and tragic, is while Dems are shouting their disgust and rage to everyone, they are seemingly incompetent, or impotent, and unable to do any kind of pushback as an opposition party to a traitorous, corrupt and evil administration. IMPEACH AND REMOVE TRUMP AND VANCE &JOHNSON NOW!