Jon Milton
@whosestreets.bsky.social
Montrealer. Social movements, journalism, unions, abolition. We have world to win. Writer and editor at @policyalternatives.ca
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Jon Milton
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· Jul 30
To stop Gaza genocide, Canada must escalate pressure on Israel - CCPA
Canadian companies, with the approval of the Canadian government, are supplying military equipment for Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.
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Canada is sending hundreds of thousands bullets to Israel as it guns down children waiting in line for food. Not only should Canada cancel arms contracts, it should also cancel trade deals, punish Canadian investors in Israel, and expel Israeli diplomats.
I wrote about it for @policyalternatives.ca
I wrote about it for @policyalternatives.ca
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Big news from me:
I’m thrilled to be joining @policyalternatives.ca as a senior researcher and launching a health policy desk.
The focus will be national and provincial health policy and services analysis, including privatization, finance, wait times, and solutions.
I’m thrilled to be joining @policyalternatives.ca as a senior researcher and launching a health policy desk.
The focus will be national and provincial health policy and services analysis, including privatization, finance, wait times, and solutions.
January 30, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Big news from me:
I’m thrilled to be joining @policyalternatives.ca as a senior researcher and launching a health policy desk.
The focus will be national and provincial health policy and services analysis, including privatization, finance, wait times, and solutions.
I’m thrilled to be joining @policyalternatives.ca as a senior researcher and launching a health policy desk.
The focus will be national and provincial health policy and services analysis, including privatization, finance, wait times, and solutions.
The United States is escalating its campaign to destroy Cuba, under the justification that it harbours... Hamas and Hezbollah (???)
Cuba, whose greatest crime was sending soldiers to defeat apartheid in southern Africa while the United States helped the apartheid state develop a nuclear bomb.
Cuba, whose greatest crime was sending soldiers to defeat apartheid in southern Africa while the United States helped the apartheid state develop a nuclear bomb.
January 30, 2026 at 2:32 PM
The United States is escalating its campaign to destroy Cuba, under the justification that it harbours... Hamas and Hezbollah (???)
Cuba, whose greatest crime was sending soldiers to defeat apartheid in southern Africa while the United States helped the apartheid state develop a nuclear bomb.
Cuba, whose greatest crime was sending soldiers to defeat apartheid in southern Africa while the United States helped the apartheid state develop a nuclear bomb.
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I expect a blip of rhetorical condemnations of Don Lemon’s arrest from institutions that stood silent while Israel slaughtered their colleagues for years.
January 30, 2026 at 1:55 PM
I expect a blip of rhetorical condemnations of Don Lemon’s arrest from institutions that stood silent while Israel slaughtered their colleagues for years.
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if china was starving out taiwan like this, people would be up in arms
FT Exclusive: Unless deliveries resume from Mexico, Cuba's sole remaining oil supplier, the country could face sharp rationing, with much of the island already suffering near-daily blackouts. ft.trib.al/BYFsU3F
January 29, 2026 at 3:14 PM
if china was starving out taiwan like this, people would be up in arms
Zeus is anti-fascist, folks
Lightning injures 89 at rally for former Brazilian President Bolsonaro
Lightning struck near a rally of supporters of Brazil's former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro in Brasilia, injuring 89 people, according to the fire department.
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January 29, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Zeus is anti-fascist, folks
American media—particularly algorithm-driven social media, but also traditional media and things like right wing podcasts—has driven about a third of the population into a state that can only be described as mass psychosis.
We need to impose clear limits on their capacity to influence people here.
We need to impose clear limits on their capacity to influence people here.
It’s fascinating to see Canadian media finally be more open about the US being a major disinformation threat. The nature of it has changed, but it’s long been the case.
It brings to mind when we were discussing foreign interference, but they would only discuss China and India, not US and Israel.
It brings to mind when we were discussing foreign interference, but they would only discuss China and India, not US and Israel.
The next American threat you might not see coming
YouTube video by CBC News: The National
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January 29, 2026 at 6:34 PM
American media—particularly algorithm-driven social media, but also traditional media and things like right wing podcasts—has driven about a third of the population into a state that can only be described as mass psychosis.
We need to impose clear limits on their capacity to influence people here.
We need to impose clear limits on their capacity to influence people here.
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Over 1,000 tech workers have signed this open letter calling on their companies to break from ICE—including employees at Meta, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Apple, Nvidia, and OpenAI 👀
January 29, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Over 1,000 tech workers have signed this open letter calling on their companies to break from ICE—including employees at Meta, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Apple, Nvidia, and OpenAI 👀
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The separatist movement in Alberta is being fueled to a great degree by people encouraging Albertans to “vote for separation to send a message to those in power (Ottawa) and get us a better deal…but don’t worry, we won’t actually separate.”
Uh…that’s basically how Brexit happened.
Uh…that’s basically how Brexit happened.
January 28, 2026 at 11:25 PM
The separatist movement in Alberta is being fueled to a great degree by people encouraging Albertans to “vote for separation to send a message to those in power (Ottawa) and get us a better deal…but don’t worry, we won’t actually separate.”
Uh…that’s basically how Brexit happened.
Uh…that’s basically how Brexit happened.
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BREAKING: recently murdered guy did something dope as hell a couple weeks prior
BBC News says it has authenticated a video that shows Alex Pretti kicking and damaging a vehicle used by federal agents nearly two weeks before he was fatally shot in Minneapolis. [Mediaite]
BREAKING: BBC Confirms Authenticity of Viral Video Appearing to Show Alex Pretti Kicking Agents’ Car 11 Days Before Shooting
After much speculation online, the BBC has confirmed the authenticity of new viral footage appearing to show Alex Pretti kicking an agent's car on Jan. 13 — 11 days before he was shot to death by Bord...
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January 29, 2026 at 1:55 PM
BREAKING: recently murdered guy did something dope as hell a couple weeks prior
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Treason + foreign state interference. The federal government and premiers should urgently strike a task force to uncover U.S. agitation and espionage in this country.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Eby accuses Alberta separatists of ‘treason’ for meeting with U.S. officials
B.C. Premier says he plans to raise the issue when he meets with Carney and his provincial counterparts
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Treason + foreign state interference. The federal government and premiers should urgently strike a task force to uncover U.S. agitation and espionage in this country.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Marco Rubio was unanimously confirmed into his position by the senate. Every single Democrat—including Bernie Sanders—voted for him alongside the Republicans.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio outlined that funds from all Venezuelan oil sales will be deposited into a U.S.-controlled bank account, with the money disbursed only after U.S. approval of monthly budgets submitted by Venezuelan authorities.
January 28, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Marco Rubio was unanimously confirmed into his position by the senate. Every single Democrat—including Bernie Sanders—voted for him alongside the Republicans.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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it is incredible how everyone just moved on from the fact the US kidnapped another country’s president and is now effectively the puppet master of the government it left in power
January 28, 2026 at 6:10 PM
it is incredible how everyone just moved on from the fact the US kidnapped another country’s president and is now effectively the puppet master of the government it left in power
CNN says Maduro made the CIA a "convenient boogeyman" by accusing them "without evidence" of trying to overthrow his "regime."
Next paragraph: "Now, the CIA has helped [overthrow] Maduro"
If this was coming from any other country, we would call it regime propaganda.
Next paragraph: "Now, the CIA has helped [overthrow] Maduro"
If this was coming from any other country, we would call it regime propaganda.
January 28, 2026 at 3:39 PM
CNN says Maduro made the CIA a "convenient boogeyman" by accusing them "without evidence" of trying to overthrow his "regime."
Next paragraph: "Now, the CIA has helped [overthrow] Maduro"
If this was coming from any other country, we would call it regime propaganda.
Next paragraph: "Now, the CIA has helped [overthrow] Maduro"
If this was coming from any other country, we would call it regime propaganda.
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I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
www.theverge.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
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I do think that a possibly underrated dynamic in The Horrors is that the Right as it has reconstituted itself under Trump legitimately can’t understand sincere moral or physical courage
January 26, 2026 at 2:13 AM
I do think that a possibly underrated dynamic in The Horrors is that the Right as it has reconstituted itself under Trump legitimately can’t understand sincere moral or physical courage
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the last year has left me with unending faith in the courage of ordinary people and bottomless contempt for the fecklessness of our ruling class
January 27, 2026 at 1:18 PM
the last year has left me with unending faith in the courage of ordinary people and bottomless contempt for the fecklessness of our ruling class
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The moderate position is unwinding the entire post-9/11 security state
January 27, 2026 at 2:50 AM
The moderate position is unwinding the entire post-9/11 security state
Do not let up, do not give them a single inch, until every one of these people is behind bars
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
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January 27, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Do not let up, do not give them a single inch, until every one of these people is behind bars
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You can see how the co-training with the IDF is paying off. Masters of dehumanization. They don’t see you as human.
ICE agents were 'counting bullet wounds' in Pretti's body instead of giving aid: doctor
ICE agents were 'counting bullet wounds' in Pretti's body instead of giving aid: doctor
The first medical professional allowed to access Alex Prettis' body after he was held down by Department of Homeland Security agents and shot to death claimed they failed to administer any potentially life-saving aid — and instead appeared to be admiring their handiwork.In a deposition given to lawy...
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January 26, 2026 at 4:54 PM
You can see how the co-training with the IDF is paying off. Masters of dehumanization. They don’t see you as human.
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Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
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“They want violence” no they very explicitly want compliance and acquiescence and if you don’t give it to them they will fucking murder you
January 24, 2026 at 4:11 PM
“They want violence” no they very explicitly want compliance and acquiescence and if you don’t give it to them they will fucking murder you
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🇻🇪 Leaked audio from Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodríguez revealed that in the minutes following the kidnapping of Maduro, U.S. officials explicitly threatened her life and that of other ranking Chavista figures if they did not cooperate.
"The threats began from the very first minute they...
"The threats began from the very first minute they...
![🇻🇪 Leaked audio from Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodríguez revealed that in the minutes following the kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro, U.S. officials explicitly threatened her life and that of other ranking Chavista figures if they did not cooperate.
"The threats began from the very first minute they kidnapped the president. They gave Diosdado Cabello [the interior minister], Jorge [Rodríguez, head of the National Assembly] and me 15 minutes to respond, or they would kill us.”
The leaked audio, first obtained by La Hora de Venezuela, from the acting president, delivered during a meeting with government officials and independent communicators on January 10th, shows the level of pressure Rodríguez continues to endure in the face of an extraordinary situation in Venezuela. The interim president called for “unity” amid rumors suggesting treasonous actions. Rodríguez is balancing demands from the White House with the Bolivarian grassroots, who continue to march daily to express their rejection of the U.S. attack on Venezuela and demand the return of Maduro and Cilia Flores.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:avtgggryiqtjlg5wwsufccua/bafkreiaab3y3ymgtcwbb7atlqtggjc3zy3mczop52ktxf2o7yzxhimqhti@jpeg)
January 24, 2026 at 6:09 PM
🇻🇪 Leaked audio from Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodríguez revealed that in the minutes following the kidnapping of Maduro, U.S. officials explicitly threatened her life and that of other ranking Chavista figures if they did not cooperate.
"The threats began from the very first minute they...
"The threats began from the very first minute they...
When I wrote this a year ago, part of me wondered whether I was being overly pessimistic. It turns out that things are much worse than I thought.
The triumph of American fascism - CCPA
On October 27, 2024, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump—now president-elect—stood on a podium in Madison Square Garden, surrounded by thousands of fans.
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January 24, 2026 at 5:52 PM
When I wrote this a year ago, part of me wondered whether I was being overly pessimistic. It turns out that things are much worse than I thought.
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the consequences of naziism must be such that no one ever again dares
October 16, 2025 at 9:15 PM
the consequences of naziism must be such that no one ever again dares