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Mayors are trying to declare a state of emergency over homelessness.

Meanwhile Doug Ford just passed a bill making it esier than ever to evict people, and my landlord just evicted me for dogsitting.

MAKE IT MAKE SENSE #Canada #Politics

Mayors urge Ontario to declare state of emergency to address homelessness, addiction

The mayors of Ontario’s 29 largest cities are calling on the province to declare a state of emergency as municipalities deal with what they call a “community safety and humanitarian crisis” created by...

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December 6, 2025 at 3:33 AM

Andrew Geczy

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Reading Wednesday: The Aldonn Chronicles 1x13 “The Siege on Capsin Keep Part 2” Week 1

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December 3, 2025 at 9:29 PM

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I was banned from @Reddit for criticizing bill 60.

For saying people are going to starve and die, for speaking the truth against blatant lies and apathy

December 3, 2025 at 8:27 PM

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Mass Shooting at Child’s Birthday Party Kills 4, Injures 10

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Mass Shooting at Child’s Birthday Party Kills 4, Injures 10

A mass shooting in California has left four people dead and 10 others injured at a child's birthday party.

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December 1, 2025 at 2:41 AM

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Geekly Digest #330 November 2025
A weekly Pop Culture Ranking with Full Rankings at www.99geek.ca

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November 30, 2025 at 5:11 PM

Andrew Geczy

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Reading Wednesday: The Aldonn Chronicles 1x12 “The Siege on Capsin Keep Part 1” Week 4

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November 26, 2025 at 8:15 PM

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UN food agency projects northern Nigeria to experience hunger at unprecedented level in 2026

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UN food agency projects northern Nigeria to experience hunger at unprecedented level in 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A spike in attacks by militants across northern Nigeria is “driving hunger to levels never seen before” and is expected to result in the worst levels of food insecurity in Africa...

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November 26, 2025 at 6:26 AM

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Wicked 3? For Good director says it's possible — and there are books

#PopCulture #News

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Is Wicked 3 even a possibility?

Wicked: For Good wraps up the Broadway musical, but there are many more books, and Stephen Schwartz says he's already working on a Wicked spin-off.

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November 24, 2025 at 4:43 AM

Andrew Geczy

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JFK’s granddaughter reveals terminal cancer diagnosis, criticizes cousin RFK Jr.

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All of that was so sad... and so scary...

I'm soscared all the time. Watching people my age and younger dying of this and that.

HOw long before it's my turn?

JFK's granddaughter reveals terminal cancer diagnosis, criticizes cousin RFK Jr.

John F. Kennedy’s granddaughter disclosed Saturday that she has terminal cancer, writing in an essay in “The New Yorker” that one of her doctors said she might live for about another year and criticiz...

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November 24, 2025 at 4:36 AM

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More than 300 children were abducted in an attack on a Catholic school in Nigeria

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More than 300 children were abducted in an attack on a Catholic school in Nigeria

A total of 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers were abducted by gunmen during an attack on St. Mary's School, a Catholic institution in north-central Nigeria's Niger state, the Christian Association of...

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November 24, 2025 at 4:31 AM

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Trump Administration No Longer Considers Nursing a Professional Degree

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Trump Administration No Longer Considers Nursing a Professional Degree

The Trump Administration's overhaul of government departments hasn't been received well by certain groups ... including nurses, who are no longer considered to have obtained professional degrees.

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November 21, 2025 at 11:34 PM

Andrew Geczy

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Grizzly Bear Mauls Students and Teachers Out for a Leisurely Hike

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Grizzly Bear Mauls Students and Teachers Out for a Leisurely Hike

A group of students and teachers on a leisurely stroll through a Canadian forest crossed paths with a grizzly bear ... and an afternoon out enjoying nature quickly turned into a bloodbath, according t...

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November 21, 2025 at 11:12 PM

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Andrew Geczy

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Reading Wednesday: The Aldonn Chronicles 1x12 “The Siege on Capsin Keep Part 1” Week 3

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November 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM

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Fifth Person Dies at Walt Disney World Resort in One Month

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Fifth Person Dies at Walt Disney World Resort in One Month

The deaths at Walt Disney World in Florida keep piling up ... with authorities confirming a fifth fatality in less than a month.

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November 20, 2025 at 12:31 AM

Andrew Geczy

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Reading Wednesday: The Aldonn Chronicles 1x12 “The Siege on Capsin Keep Part 1” Week 3

99geek.ca

I write novels like tv shows with new parts every Wednesday, and a Monthly Pop Culture Digest

Subscribe for free and gain access to my back catalogue! #Fantasy #Reading #Free #Writing #Novel

November 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM

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U.S. deports dozens of migrants to Ukraine amid war

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Remember when the US was taking in War refugees from Ukraine?

Well they're sending them all back, fucking illegals.