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Adrian Harewood wrote this piece about Israel’s relentless and incredibly violent assault on the free press. ricochet.media/internationa...
Israel’s systematic erasure of journalism in Palestine is an assault on press freedom everywhere
Palestinians have a right to free and independent information — and they deserve to have journalists tell their stories
ricochet.media
December 21, 2024 at 9:17 PM
Adrian Harewood wrote this piece about Israel’s relentless and incredibly violent assault on the free press. ricochet.media/internationa...
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BREAKING 🇵🇸🇪🇸 A new investigation by the Progressive International and the Palestinian Youth Movement reveals that the US Defense Department defied Spanish law to smuggle ammunition to Israel through its ports — and now threatens to sanction Spain for redressing its own violation of int'l law.
U.S. Defied Spanish Embargo on Arms Bound of Israel by Making Enforcement More Difficult
As the diplomatic row over the embargo escalates, the U.S. sent Israel millions of pounds of ammunition through Spanish territory.
buff.ly
December 17, 2024 at 2:14 PM
BREAKING 🇵🇸🇪🇸 A new investigation by the Progressive International and the Palestinian Youth Movement reveals that the US Defense Department defied Spanish law to smuggle ammunition to Israel through its ports — and now threatens to sanction Spain for redressing its own violation of int'l law.
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The Oka protests were led by women. ❤️ globalnews.ca/news/9889503...
Documentary recounts Oka Crisis through eyes of female land defenders - Montreal | Globalnews.ca
A film set to screen in Montreal provides a different perspective on the 1990 Oka Crisis. Ellen Gabriel's Kanatenhs – When The Pine Needles Fall shows it through the eyes of women.
globalnews.ca
December 14, 2024 at 11:39 PM
The Oka protests were led by women. ❤️ globalnews.ca/news/9889503...
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Here is my latest: The Life and Death of Canadian Small Towns. Or, how small towns cannot survive neoliberal capitalism.
noraloreto.substack.com/p/the-life-a...
noraloreto.substack.com/p/the-life-a...
The life and death of the Canadian small town
Neoliberal capitalism isn't compatible with small and rural communities. At some point, we either face that fact or we simply let them all die.
noraloreto.substack.com
December 17, 2024 at 3:02 PM
Here is my latest: The Life and Death of Canadian Small Towns. Or, how small towns cannot survive neoliberal capitalism.
noraloreto.substack.com/p/the-life-a...
noraloreto.substack.com/p/the-life-a...
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This is an incalculable loss but Nikki Giovanni lived a grand and interesting life; that will always be a gift. May she rest in power.
Nikki Giovanni will forever be a legend. This headline doesn't do her the justice she deserves. www.wdbj7.com/2024/12/10/w...
Well-known Virginia Tech professor dies at 81
Virginia Tech professor and poet, Nikki Giovanni, has died at the age of 81.
www.wdbj7.com
December 10, 2024 at 3:42 AM
This is an incalculable loss but Nikki Giovanni lived a grand and interesting life; that will always be a gift. May she rest in power.
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Cops will continue to consume more and more of the city budget until there's nothing left for any other department.
There's no evidence that more police funding will improve safety. It's a bottomless pit and must be firmly rejected.
Budget freeze NOW.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
There's no evidence that more police funding will improve safety. It's a bottomless pit and must be firmly rejected.
Budget freeze NOW.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Winnipeg police say 72 more cops needed to keep up with escalating demand
www.winnipegfreepress.com
December 7, 2024 at 10:00 PM
Cops will continue to consume more and more of the city budget until there's nothing left for any other department.
There's no evidence that more police funding will improve safety. It's a bottomless pit and must be firmly rejected.
Budget freeze NOW.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
There's no evidence that more police funding will improve safety. It's a bottomless pit and must be firmly rejected.
Budget freeze NOW.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
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i’m gonna just watch this at least once a day and i recommend everyone do the same
November 6, 2024 at 11:00 AM
i’m gonna just watch this at least once a day and i recommend everyone do the same
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December 5, 2024 at 2:34 PM
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We had a spectacular presentation at #awid2024! Met other Indigenous peeps from Australia, Mexico, Argentina, Nepal, Philippines, Guatemala, India, Palestine and Turtle Island!!
December 5, 2024 at 7:21 AM
We had a spectacular presentation at #awid2024! Met other Indigenous peeps from Australia, Mexico, Argentina, Nepal, Philippines, Guatemala, India, Palestine and Turtle Island!!
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Trans folks held a dance party in the Capitol bathroom to protest the bathroom ban on there.
December 5, 2024 at 3:59 AM
Trans folks held a dance party in the Capitol bathroom to protest the bathroom ban on there.
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In Ottawa, over 100 Jewish activists have begun a sit-in inside a parliamentary building to demand Canada stop arming Israel. The Canadian government’s claims that it is halting arms shipments to Israel are obfuscating the fact that Canadian weapons are still being transported via the United States.
Activists Occupy Parliament Building to Demand Canada Stop Arming Israel
More than 100 Jewish activists began a sit-in Tuesday to demand an immediate arms embargo.
truthout.org
December 3, 2024 at 7:15 PM
In Ottawa, over 100 Jewish activists have begun a sit-in inside a parliamentary building to demand Canada stop arming Israel. The Canadian government’s claims that it is halting arms shipments to Israel are obfuscating the fact that Canadian weapons are still being transported via the United States.
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From X credit: @jvp.bsky.social “Today & every day, we contemplate parallels between the colonization of Turtle Island and Palestine. Supporting Palestinians’ right to return and right to self-determination in their homeland goes hand in hand with supporting Indigenous people’s demand for #LandBack”
November 28, 2024 at 7:44 PM
From X credit: @jvp.bsky.social “Today & every day, we contemplate parallels between the colonization of Turtle Island and Palestine. Supporting Palestinians’ right to return and right to self-determination in their homeland goes hand in hand with supporting Indigenous people’s demand for #LandBack”
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Police-related deaths remains a topic of discussion this week as two more Indigenous people died after being shot by police just two days apart in Manitoba, making the national count 13 in total since the end of August.
Police-related deaths of Indigenous people continue to grow | APTN News
YouTube video by APTN News
youtu.be
November 29, 2024 at 11:48 PM
Police-related deaths remains a topic of discussion this week as two more Indigenous people died after being shot by police just two days apart in Manitoba, making the national count 13 in total since the end of August.
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Powerful message to the CDN news media from a group of healthcare workers returning from Gaza:
“Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. It’s time you started saying that.”
“Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. It’s time you started saying that.”
November 26, 2024 at 7:26 PM
Powerful message to the CDN news media from a group of healthcare workers returning from Gaza:
“Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. It’s time you started saying that.”
“Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. It’s time you started saying that.”
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A study that Ford refuses to release: The number of cyclists commuting in Toronto is triple what Doug Ford claims, latest transportation study reveals www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
The number of cyclists commuting in Toronto is triple what Doug Ford claims, latest transportation study reveals
Unreleased $6.2-million study obtained by the Star reveals more Torontonians cycle than Ford has claimed in his crusade to restrict bike lanes.
www.thestar.com
November 27, 2024 at 7:56 PM
A study that Ford refuses to release: The number of cyclists commuting in Toronto is triple what Doug Ford claims, latest transportation study reveals www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
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US to deepen footprint in Lebanon according to ceasefire plan - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/lebanon-war-israel-ceasefire-deal-us-deepen-footprint
US to deepen footprint in Lebanon according to ceasefire plan
Washington will deploy technical military advisers to Lebanon, provide funds to the Lebanese army and coordinate with French troops joining UN peacekeepers
www.middleeasteye.net
November 27, 2024 at 5:21 PM
US to deepen footprint in Lebanon according to ceasefire plan - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/lebanon-war-israel-ceasefire-deal-us-deepen-footprint
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Israeli airstrikes shook Lebanon's capital, Beirut, moments after US President Biden announced that Israel and Hezbollah had agreed to a ceasefire deal.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/zf26lp
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/zf26lp
November 26, 2024 at 9:13 PM
Israeli airstrikes shook Lebanon's capital, Beirut, moments after US President Biden announced that Israel and Hezbollah had agreed to a ceasefire deal.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/zf26lp
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/zf26lp
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Three First Nations in northwestern Ontario say they are preparing for one of the biggest legal battles in their communities' history.
They claim they have rightful ownership of a park within the City of Kenora.
They claim they have rightful ownership of a park within the City of Kenora.
Three First Nations claim they have rightful ownership of a park in Kenora | APTN News
YouTube video by APTN News
youtu.be
November 21, 2024 at 12:22 AM
Three First Nations in northwestern Ontario say they are preparing for one of the biggest legal battles in their communities' history.
They claim they have rightful ownership of a park within the City of Kenora.
They claim they have rightful ownership of a park within the City of Kenora.
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Your homework. inthesetimes.com/article/toni...
November 20, 2024 at 2:57 AM
Your homework. inthesetimes.com/article/toni...
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PASSED! A huge win from our union! York University Faculty Association General Members Meeting passes motion on #scholasticide by super majority on November 19, 2024!
@cjpme.org @jvp.bsky.social
@cjpme.org @jvp.bsky.social
November 19, 2024 at 5:21 PM
PASSED! A huge win from our union! York University Faculty Association General Members Meeting passes motion on #scholasticide by super majority on November 19, 2024!
@cjpme.org @jvp.bsky.social
@cjpme.org @jvp.bsky.social
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"Israel’s warfare in Gaza is consistent with the characteristics of genocide, with mass civilian casualties and life-threatening conditions intentionally imposed on Palestinians there, the UN Special Committee to investigate Israeli practices* said in a new report released today."
UN Special Committee finds Israel’s warfare methods in Gaza consistent with genocide, including use of starvation as weapon of war
NEW YORK (14 November 2024) – Israel’s warfare in Gaza is consistent with the characteristics of genocide, with mass civilian casualties and life-threatening conditions intentionally imposed on Palest...
www.ohchr.org
November 15, 2024 at 8:32 AM
"Israel’s warfare in Gaza is consistent with the characteristics of genocide, with mass civilian casualties and life-threatening conditions intentionally imposed on Palestinians there, the UN Special Committee to investigate Israeli practices* said in a new report released today."
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Thousands of people have joined a 9-day march towards New Zealand’s capital over a contentious bill redefining the country’s founding agreement between the British and the Indigenous Maori people.
🔗: aje.io/xjwsi8
🔗: aje.io/xjwsi8
November 15, 2024 at 9:55 AM
Thousands of people have joined a 9-day march towards New Zealand’s capital over a contentious bill redefining the country’s founding agreement between the British and the Indigenous Maori people.
🔗: aje.io/xjwsi8
🔗: aje.io/xjwsi8