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School Food Programs Help Kids Succeed in Class—and Life - Macleans.ca
In 2025, Canada's national school food program will give kids access to nutritious meals. It's a game-changer.
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My partner Rachel's work on school food is featured in the 2025 Year Ahead issue of Maclean’s macleans.ca/the-year-ahe...
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If you read nothing else today, please read this quote:
May 31, 2025 at 10:12 AM
If you read nothing else today, please read this quote:
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🚨Israel carried out an airstrike near the Syrian presidential palace in Damascus, residence of Ahmed Al Sharaa. PM Netanyahu and MoD's Katz said the strike was a “message to the Syrian regime,” warning: “We will not permit Syrian troops to move south of Damascus or pose any threat to the Druze...”
May 2, 2025 at 11:49 AM
🚨Israel carried out an airstrike near the Syrian presidential palace in Damascus, residence of Ahmed Al Sharaa. PM Netanyahu and MoD's Katz said the strike was a “message to the Syrian regime,” warning: “We will not permit Syrian troops to move south of Damascus or pose any threat to the Druze...”
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"Let's bomb the food reserves in #Gaza, let's bomb all the power lines in Gaza. Why are there lights in Gaza? There must not be a single light. Stop the electricity." #BenGvir
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Ben-Gvir Says GOP Leaders Agree Gaza 'Food and Aid Depots Should Be Bombed' | Common Dreams
The remarks by the Israeli national security minister, who is visiting the United States, came ahead of Israel's bombing of a food distribution center in central Gaza that killed three people, inclu...
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April 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
"Let's bomb the food reserves in #Gaza, let's bomb all the power lines in Gaza. Why are there lights in Gaza? There must not be a single light. Stop the electricity." #BenGvir
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www.commondreams.org/news/itamar-...
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Eight people in South Sudan, including five children, died on a three-hour walk to seek medical treatment for cholera after US aid cuts forced local health services to close, the UK-based charity Save the Children said reut.rs/3E9kB27
South Sudan cholera patients died walking to clinic after US cut aid, charity says
Eight people in South Sudan, including five children, died on a three-hour walk to seek medical treatment for cholera after U.S. aid cuts forced local health services to close, the UK-based charity Save the Children said on Wednesday.
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April 9, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Eight people in South Sudan, including five children, died on a three-hour walk to seek medical treatment for cholera after US aid cuts forced local health services to close, the UK-based charity Save the Children said reut.rs/3E9kB27
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This continues to be the biggest story in the country: DOGE has already squandered half a trillion dollars in 6 weeks. Not billion. half a trillion, $500 billion talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-p...
IRS Predicts DOGE Lost Half a Trillion Dollars for the USA
The Post reports today that the IRS’ internal projections estimate that the...
talkingpointsmemo.com
March 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
This continues to be the biggest story in the country: DOGE has already squandered half a trillion dollars in 6 weeks. Not billion. half a trillion, $500 billion talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-p...
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60 Minutes could find no criminal records for 75% of the Venezuelans the U.S. sent to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4clubLP
Trump administration deports gay makeup artist to prison in El Salvador
A gay man with no known criminal record sought asylum in the U.S. He's since become one of 238 Venezuelan migrants deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador by the Trump administration.
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April 7, 2025 at 12:34 AM
60 Minutes could find no criminal records for 75% of the Venezuelans the U.S. sent to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4clubLP
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"Do you want a good government or a country that's in ruins?"
This interview was too good not to share in its entirety. So meet Grant, a 15-year-old student from Princeton, New Jersey, who spoke to our reporter at the #HandsOff rally there.
He has some thoughts.
This interview was too good not to share in its entirety. So meet Grant, a 15-year-old student from Princeton, New Jersey, who spoke to our reporter at the #HandsOff rally there.
He has some thoughts.
April 5, 2025 at 9:48 PM
"Do you want a good government or a country that's in ruins?"
This interview was too good not to share in its entirety. So meet Grant, a 15-year-old student from Princeton, New Jersey, who spoke to our reporter at the #HandsOff rally there.
He has some thoughts.
This interview was too good not to share in its entirety. So meet Grant, a 15-year-old student from Princeton, New Jersey, who spoke to our reporter at the #HandsOff rally there.
He has some thoughts.
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Israel is relentlessly bombing Gaza. Since early this morning, more than 40 Palestinians confirmed killed in Israeli attacks. Among the targets was an UNRWA clinic housing displaced people in Jabalia, killing at least 19. Children among the dead.
April 2, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Israel is relentlessly bombing Gaza. Since early this morning, more than 40 Palestinians confirmed killed in Israeli attacks. Among the targets was an UNRWA clinic housing displaced people in Jabalia, killing at least 19. Children among the dead.
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"The landfill, it’s not the burial ground for anybody. We’re not garbage. Nobody is garbage."
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‘We’re not garbage’: How Buffalo Woman was identified as Ashlee Shingoose
The Anishininew mother has been missing since 2022 — now, her family is one step closer to bringing her home as the Province of Manitoba vows to search for her
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April 2, 2025 at 11:01 AM
"The landfill, it’s not the burial ground for anybody. We’re not garbage. Nobody is garbage."
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Looking forward to this doc coming to Saskatoon.
Just saw this tonight at the Angelika—it’s fantastic, and they said they broke their records for a documentary’s first weekend there. Get your tickets!!
From Watermelon Pictures, 'The Encampments' is an essential documentary for the ages, an incredible work of historical documentation that masterfully connects the past and the present, the college protest students and the Palestinian people they were advocating for.
March 30, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Looking forward to this doc coming to Saskatoon.
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Since last week, nine Palestine Red Crescent crew members have been missing after they came under Israeli fire in Gaza's Rafah aje.io/z8ojqf
March 30, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Since last week, nine Palestine Red Crescent crew members have been missing after they came under Israeli fire in Gaza's Rafah aje.io/z8ojqf
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Academy apologises for failure to back Palestinian Oscar winner over attack
Academy apologises for failure to back Palestinian Oscar winner over attack
Letter signed by 700 members offers support to Hamdan Ballal after initial statement had failed to name director
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has apologised after criticism for its failure to support the detained Palestinian Oscar winner Hamdan Ballal.
Almost 700 voting members, including multiple A-list actors, signed a letter apologising for not directly acknowledgingBallal and the film by name. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
March 29, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Academy apologises for failure to back Palestinian Oscar winner over attack
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Watch this shopkeeper’s reaction as US air strikes hit Yemen’s Saada city.
March 26, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Watch this shopkeeper’s reaction as US air strikes hit Yemen’s Saada city.
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Trump is demanding social media handles for citizenship, green card, and visa applicants whether they're already in the U.S. or not.
Trump Wants Immigrants on U.S. Soil to Hand Over Social Media Accounts to Apply for Citizenship
Last time Trump demanded social media handles for citizenship, green card, and visa applicants, it was only for immigrants outside the U.S.
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March 23, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Trump is demanding social media handles for citizenship, green card, and visa applicants whether they're already in the U.S. or not.
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After repeatedly violating every single commitment under the ceasefire, Israel is now fully resuming the genocide of the already destroyed Gaza concentration camp.
The world is watching.
History will remember who stood on the sidelines of this unspeakable atrocity.
The world is watching.
History will remember who stood on the sidelines of this unspeakable atrocity.
March 18, 2025 at 1:01 AM
After repeatedly violating every single commitment under the ceasefire, Israel is now fully resuming the genocide of the already destroyed Gaza concentration camp.
The world is watching.
History will remember who stood on the sidelines of this unspeakable atrocity.
The world is watching.
History will remember who stood on the sidelines of this unspeakable atrocity.
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🚨200 Palestinians killed in the last couple of hours: Gaza government media
March 18, 2025 at 2:54 AM
🚨200 Palestinians killed in the last couple of hours: Gaza government media
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“I Am a Jewish Student at Columbia. Mahmoud Khalil Is One of the Most Upstanding People I Have Ever Met”
Absolute #mustread for Zeteo from Jonathan Ben-Menachem, who also argues that “we cannot allow fascists to use the pretext of Jewish safety to attack our communities.”
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Absolute #mustread for Zeteo from Jonathan Ben-Menachem, who also argues that “we cannot allow fascists to use the pretext of Jewish safety to attack our communities.”
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I Am a Jewish Student at Columbia. Mahmoud Khalil Is One of the Most Upstanding People I Have Ever Met
We cannot allow fascists to use the pretext of Jewish safety to attack our communities.
zeteo.com
March 16, 2025 at 11:56 PM
“I Am a Jewish Student at Columbia. Mahmoud Khalil Is One of the Most Upstanding People I Have Ever Met”
Absolute #mustread for Zeteo from Jonathan Ben-Menachem, who also argues that “we cannot allow fascists to use the pretext of Jewish safety to attack our communities.”
Read/share/subscribe:
Absolute #mustread for Zeteo from Jonathan Ben-Menachem, who also argues that “we cannot allow fascists to use the pretext of Jewish safety to attack our communities.”
Read/share/subscribe:
One way to defy a court order is to deny that you have done something even when there is clear evidence that you have. Next step: open defiance.
Incredible juxtaposition: "White House denies" doing what the photo shows it has done. In between, spokeswoman says it couldn't have violated the order because the order wasn't real, anyway.
March 17, 2025 at 2:11 AM
One way to defy a court order is to deny that you have done something even when there is clear evidence that you have. Next step: open defiance.
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Israel's ongoing blockade of aid to Gaza has left roughly a million Palestinian children 'living without the basic necessities they need to survive,' according to UNICEF.
🔴 Follow our LIVE coverage: aje.io/wekk9k
🔴 Follow our LIVE coverage: aje.io/wekk9k
March 17, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Israel's ongoing blockade of aid to Gaza has left roughly a million Palestinian children 'living without the basic necessities they need to survive,' according to UNICEF.
🔴 Follow our LIVE coverage: aje.io/wekk9k
🔴 Follow our LIVE coverage: aje.io/wekk9k
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NEWS | U.S. forces have killed at least 31, mostly women and children, and wounded 101 others in a wave of attacks across Yemen, the Ministry of Health said Sunday.
March 17, 2025 at 1:39 AM
NEWS | U.S. forces have killed at least 31, mostly women and children, and wounded 101 others in a wave of attacks across Yemen, the Ministry of Health said Sunday.
M. Gessen's clear-eyed analysis of the Trump government and their intentions is critical to understanding the current moment. youtu.be/LuM2xV6GQB4?...
“Imperialism and Totalitarianism Go Hand in Hand”: M. Gessen on Trump’s Policies at Home & Abroad
YouTube video by Democracy Now!
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March 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
M. Gessen's clear-eyed analysis of the Trump government and their intentions is critical to understanding the current moment. youtu.be/LuM2xV6GQB4?...
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The monstrous cruelty at work here is mind boggling yet it's all in a day's work.
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
U.S. citizen child recovering from brain cancer removed to Mexico with undocumented parents
The Texas family was on their way to an emergency medical checkup, they said, when they were detained at an immigration checkpoint.
www.nbcnews.com
March 15, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The monstrous cruelty at work here is mind boggling yet it's all in a day's work.
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
Powerful interview with Noura Erakat. youtu.be/rwilatBgp8s?...
Noura Erakat: Trump’s Abuses & Mahmoud Khalil’s Arrest Are Products of U.S. Imperialism Coming Home
YouTube video by Democracy Now!
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March 12, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Powerful interview with Noura Erakat. youtu.be/rwilatBgp8s?...
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A welcome boost for the cause of international justice from the Philippines. Duterte's arrest shows that powerful politicians are not beyond the ICC's reach. Officials must now move quickly to surrender him to the court.
Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte arrested in Manila after ICC warrant
Duterte is wanted by the international criminal court over his so-called ‘war on drugs’, which rights groups say left 30,000 people dead
www.theguardian.com
March 11, 2025 at 12:05 PM
A welcome boost for the cause of international justice from the Philippines. Duterte's arrest shows that powerful politicians are not beyond the ICC's reach. Officials must now move quickly to surrender him to the court.
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DEI, despite its recent corporate instrumentalization, was always a crucial part of the labor struggle. That’s why responding to the currrent backlash against it it’s also part of our labor and union struggles.
Great piece by @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social at @slate.bsky.social
Great piece by @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social at @slate.bsky.social
Why Corporate DEI Is Such a Perfect Target for Trump
It’s an attack on labor. But he can frame it as something else.
slate.com
March 10, 2025 at 12:22 PM
DEI, despite its recent corporate instrumentalization, was always a crucial part of the labor struggle. That’s why responding to the currrent backlash against it it’s also part of our labor and union struggles.
Great piece by @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social at @slate.bsky.social
Great piece by @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social at @slate.bsky.social