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Abe Oudshoorn @abeoudshoorn.bsky.social · 3h

"But it’s sort of difficult to position yourself as the good guys if you’re aligning yourself with the Nazis in your historical analogy. I’m just saying that, if I was Posobiec’s publicity guy, I might ask him to drop that soundbite..."

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Trump’s ‘Antifa roundtable’ was so much worse than you’re imagining

Holly Baxter reports on a meeting that, at one point, appeared to position people protesting against Nazis in the Weimar Republic as the bad guys, and at another saw the president declare, ‘We got rid...

www.independent.co.uk

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Abe Oudshoorn @abeoudshoorn.bsky.social · 23h

I read this book and watched the show on Prime

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Abe Oudshoorn @abeoudshoorn.bsky.social · 1d

A nation with a functional housing system would build these instead as social housing:

www.thestar.com/real-estate/...

Condo developers cancel Cloverdale mall project after pre-selling less than 10 per cent of units

The cancellation is the latest in a string of Toronto projects to go bust. See more in the Star’s interactive condo map.

www.thestar.com

Abe Oudshoorn @abeoudshoorn.bsky.social · 1d

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Abe Oudshoorn @abeoudshoorn.bsky.social · 1d

Unfortunately, in delivering Housing First, one of the most neglected principles of the model is "consumer choice". In this video I outline our paper and the findings about this gap and why it is so essential:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7fG...

Consumer Choice in Housing First - research spotlight

YouTube video by Abe Oudshoorn

www.youtube.com

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Abe Oudshoorn @abeoudshoorn.bsky.social · 3d

In Canada, in school, we study WWII a lot. Like a whole lot, it feels like that and the history of Canada are the top two things we learn.

It feels like the LEAD UP to WWII might be something we should study just as much.

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Abe Oudshoorn @abeoudshoorn.bsky.social · 3d

Vehicles registered to Ford cabinet ministers caught by speed cameras more than 20 times | Globalnews.ca globalnews.ca/news/1146373...

Global News | Breaking, Latest News and Video for Canada

Globalnews.ca – Watch and read Canada’s Breaking news plus Business, Health, Politics and World News

Globalnews.ca

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Abe Oudshoorn @abeoudshoorn.bsky.social · 3d

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AI won't kill you, you'll just stop being human

Dystopian fiction is a personal favourite so I've read my fair share of stories about ill-intentioned robots. And I've appreciated watching "I, Robot", "Artificial Intelligence", and even "M3GAN". How...

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Abe Oudshoorn @abeoudshoorn.bsky.social · 3d

This is the image of a toddler having their hands zip tied by ICE agents in the middle of the night after being abducted right out of their apartment.

This image should shake the world.

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Abe Oudshoorn @abeoudshoorn.bsky.social · 4d

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Abe Oudshoorn @abeoudshoorn.bsky.social · 4d

Joe McVeigh was very, very, very correct - andreadallover.com/2023/08/04/g...

George Packer and the Atlantic’s sad defense of inequity

Content warning: This post is about harmful language and it contains words that are used to dehumanize people. Please take caution. In April 2023, the Atlantic published a 2,500-word opinion piece …

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Abe Oudshoorn @abeoudshoorn.bsky.social · 4d

Who could possibly have seen that coming. /s

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Abe Oudshoorn @abeoudshoorn.bsky.social · 6d

Had a chance to see "One Battle After Another" by Paul Thomas Anderson. Hard to compete with some of his others but still a very excellent movie and quite important for our times. I give this one a:

RECOMMENDED

www.rottentomatoes.com/m/one_battle...

One Battle After Another | Rotten Tomatoes

Discover reviews, ratings, and trailers for One Battle After Another on Rotten Tomatoes. Stay updated with critic and audience scores today!

www.rottentomatoes.com

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Abe Oudshoorn @abeoudshoorn.bsky.social · 8d

A Canadian politician is openly spreading Nazi propaganda
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A Canadian politician is openly spreading Nazi propaganda

Do you ever see something that is absolutely horrifying, the implications of which are terrible, and no one else seems to really notice? These two tweets are one of those things for me: Anyone with a...

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Abe Oudshoorn @abeoudshoorn.bsky.social · 8d

This is a worthwhile article to read, and look at the efforts being made to justify using the military against Americans and those on U.S. soil:

NPR @npr.org · 9d

JUST IN: President Trump has told top U.S. commanders that the military would be used against "enemy within."

Trump defends use of U.S. military against 'enemy within'

Earlier, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the purpose of the department would exclusively be "war fighting."

n.pr

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Abe Oudshoorn @abeoudshoorn.bsky.social · 9d

Post-truth politics

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Abe Oudshoorn @abeoudshoorn.bsky.social · 10d

I realize it's a lot of fun pointing out how Trump and co. are a bunch of hypocritical liars. But, unfortunately, that's probably all a waste of time. Here's why I think so:

truths-and-loves.ghost.io/stop-arguing...

Stop Arguing Logic with Fascists

Things are moving quickly with our American neighbours to the south. In fact, it's a bit hard to keep up with all of the news, and each story is more dismaying than the last. Overall, we are seeing so...

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Abe Oudshoorn @abeoudshoorn.bsky.social · 12d

Shared on Reddit, hospital CEO nails it on COVID vaccines:

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Abe Oudshoorn @abeoudshoorn.bsky.social · 12d

Ok, so Trump started the first year of his term careening towards fascism but I expect he'll pivot 360 degrees soon.

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Broadbent Institute @broadbent.bsky.social · 13d

"Where governments deny homelessness exists, researchers and advocates need to guide the changes and make the right to adequate housing a reality."

from "The Temptations of Trite" by @abeoudshoorn.bsky.social et al. in Perspectives Journal – Issue no. 4:

The Temptations of Trite: How Policymakers Avoid Addressing Homelessness as a Structural Challenge | Perspectives Journal

Where governments deny homelessness exists, researchers and advocates need to guide the changes and make the right to adequate housing a reality.

perspectivesjournal.ca

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Abe Oudshoorn @abeoudshoorn.bsky.social · 17d

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

After 8 years of homelessness, this woman now has a place to call home | CBC News

When Helliena Snell first found herself sleeping on the streets of London, wrapped in a blanket with nowhere to go, she was struck with fear. Now, after eight years, Snell has a warm apartment she sh...

www.cbc.ca

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Abe Oudshoorn @abeoudshoorn.bsky.social · 18d

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Abe Oudshoorn @abeoudshoorn.bsky.social · 18d

It took Ezra Klein about 12 seconds to decide we need to throw away women's rights to save democracy

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Abe Oudshoorn @abeoudshoorn.bsky.social · 21d

In Utrecht for the FEANTSA European Observatory on Homelessness research conference.

I always appreciate the European Conference for getting more explicitly into the political context if homelessness than we usually hear in Canada.

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Abe Oudshoorn @abeoudshoorn.bsky.social · 22d

Don't tell Fox News these stats

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