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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 23h

Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack in Israel “plunged the region into a devastating war.”

That’s how an Associated Press article opens – one that some of Canada’s largest news outlets published today.

But Oct. 7 wasn’t the day this started.

Today, with @cjjpmedia.bsky.social, I'm giving a history lesson:

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IFJ- International Federation of Journalists @ifjglobal.bsky.social · 1d

🔴 In two years of war, over 223 Palestinian journalists have been killed in #Gaza in the deadliest period in the history of journalism. As journalists, unionists and, ultimately, humans, we cannot accept that reporters are killed amid indifference, be that in Gaza or elsewhere.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

"You are a transformative president" -- I regret to inform you that Mark Carney is kissing Trump's ass

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PressProgress @pressprogress.ca · 2d

Vancouver’s film and TV industry is facing one of its ‘toughest slowdowns’ ever. Animators and visual effects workers are unionizing to take back control:

“It’s time to level the playing field for the workers ... so they can have more of a say, more control and a democratization of their workplace”

Vancouver’s Film and TV Industry is Facing One of its ‘Toughest Slowdowns’. Animators and Visual Effects Workers Are Unionizing to Take Back Control.

Canadian animators and visual effects workers aren’t giving up during turbulent times, they’re organizing their workplaces and unionizing

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Brishti Basu @brishti.bsky.social · 4d

"Out of the $447,265 that Cartmell’s campaign raised in 2024, almost $223,000 came from people and companies connected to real estate, construction and development interests, well before most of his opponents entered the race." 👀

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Stephen Ma GH GH GH... @stephenmag.bsky.social · 5d

Cartmell is currently 11 points ahead in the latest poll from Abacus Data

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How the Development Industry Helped One Edmonton Mayoral Candidate Get a Head Start

Before nominations even opened, Tim Cartmell raised nearly half a million dollars, with roughly half coming from sources with apparent connections to real estate, construction and development

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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 5d

Four Indigenous women were murdered while living on the streets in Winnipeg.

This is their story and the legacy they leave behind.

APTN’s Our Relatives podcast returns with one final episode – listen here: pod.fo/e/336a57

Our Relatives: The Trial

The murders of four homeless women shattered their families, shocked Canadians and forced politicians to take action. The tragedy tested the police and the justice system, while again shining a spo...

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Raywat Deonandan @deonandan.bsky.social · 5d

EMTALA is the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act. It requires hospitals in the USA to provide life saving emergency care, regardless of the patient's ability to pay. This is what the Republicans are complaining about. Except it was written and passed in 1986... by Republicans.

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Jimmy Thomson @jameswsthomson.com · 5d

Freelancers based on Vancouver Island or the BC coast, please get in touch if you're available over the next few weeks!

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ACLU @aclu.org · 5d

BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.

Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.

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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 6d

Provinces opened the door for U.S. doctors. But Ottawa is blocking the hallway

by @codeblackamerica.bsky.social

Provinces opened the door for US doctors, as Ottawa blocks the hallway

Canada could be the go-to refuge for US doctors as American medicine collapses.

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Canadian Journalists for Justice in Palestine @cjjpmedia.bsky.social · 6d

We held a press conference on parliament hill earlier this week.

🎤 Four of our members addressed the federal government as well as media organizations across the country.

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Amanda Follett Hosgood @amandafollett.bsky.social · 6d

I'm not seeing a single mention of the six Canadians on the Sumud Flotilla in any major news outlets.

Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 6d

As others, including Ireland, rush to help their citizens involved with the flotilla, here’s what Canada’s government told me of the six Canadians on board:

“The Government of Canada is not able to guarantee the safety of Canadian travelers, or to provide them with security and protection abroad.”

Screenshot of an email.

media@international.gc.ca writes:

Hi Rachel, We will get back to you asap. Thanks,

In a follow up:

Please see our response:
The Government of Canada is not able to guarantee the safety of Canadian travelers, or to provide them with security and protection abroad. The decision to travel is personal, and individuals are responsible for their own safety abroad. Global Affairs Canada (GAC) advises Canadians avoid all travel to Palestine due to the ongoing military operations in the Gaza Strip and the unpredictable security situation in the West Bank. More information is available on our travel advice webpage.
While the Goverment of Canada has no plans to accompany the flotilla, this does not in any way detract from Canada's position that humanitarian assistance into Gaza must be immediately scaled-up to address the catastrophic humanitarian situation. We continue to urge Israel to allow the immediate entry of UN-coordinated humanitarian assistance, via land crossings, into and throughout Gaza.
Since October 2023, Canada has committed more than $400 million in international assistance in response to the current crises in Palestine.
The immediate priority must be a ceasefire in Gaza, the release of all hostages, and a sustained influx in UN-led humanitarian aid. Canada is committed to continue

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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 7d

Israel has just arrested Greta Thunberg and many others.

Statement from the Global Sumud Flotilla:

“People of conscience have been abducted. The flotilla broke no laws. What is illegal is Israel’s genocide, Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza, and Israel’s use of starvation as a weapon.”
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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 7d

Close to 65k watching the livefeed from the Global Sumud Flotilla off the coast of Gaza.

Israel seems to be intercepting right now.

All eyes needed.

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24/7 LIVESTREAM OF GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA

YouTube video by Global Sumud Flotilla

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Canadian Journalists for Justice in Palestine @cjjpmedia.bsky.social · 6d

Let’s be clear: Israel has no “right to isolate” Gaza.

The Global Sumud is challenging an illegal siege, which uses starvation as a weapon of war. CBC's framing erases that reality and launders a crime against humanity.

#SumudFlotilla #Gaza

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Brishti Basu @brishti.bsky.social · 7d

My grandparents never spoke to me of their youth.

Everything I know of their stories, I’ve heard from relatives in a family that’s broken by generational trauma and everything that entails.

I just try to remember every person I meet has a story I know nothing of, so to have empathy no matter what.

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Brishti Basu @brishti.bsky.social · 8d

I’ll never forget that I’m only alive today because both sets of my grandparents survived a genocide (& displacement) that the West still refuses to call a genocide.

But we know the truth.

Solidarity with Indigenous peoples on this and every TRC Day, and Shubho Ashtami to my fellow Bangalis ❤️‍🔥

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Euan Thomson @drugdatadecoded.ca · 9d

‼️Journalists speaking out against media silence and muzzling on Palestinian genocide

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Canadians Journalists for Justice in Palestine Hold a News – September 29, 2025

Representatives from Canadians Journalists for Justice in Palestine hold a news conference in Ottawa to discuss the ongoing conflict in Gaza. Speaking with reporters are Asad Chisti, Brishti Basu, Sam...

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Canadian Journalists for Justice in Palestine @cjjpmedia.bsky.social · 9d

Question from @cdnpress.bsky.social (essentially, what about Hamas?)

Response from CJJP baddie @smohyeddin.bsky.social 💅🏼🔥

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 9d

⭕️ Breaking | Nurse shot inside Nasser Medical Complex

Israeli forces today shot nurse Marwan Abedin inside the administration building of Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, according to colleagues. He was hit near the HR department; staff improvised with paper towels to stop the bleeding…

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Brishti Basu @brishti.bsky.social · 9d

"What does it say about the state of free press in Canada when journalists can’t go to a vigil for their dead colleagues without worrying about whether it’s gonna cost them their jobs in this shitty economy?"

Watch the full press conference below 👇

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Canadian Journalists for Justice in Palestine @cjjpmedia.bsky.social · 9d

Thanks to @cpac.ca, here's where you can watch our press conference, where we address PM Carney, Minister Anand, and legacy newsroom leaders across Canada.

Feat. @smohyeddin.bsky.social, @abihayward4.bsky.social, @asadch.bsky.social, @brishti.bsky.social

www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...

Canadians Journalists for Justice in Palestine Hold a News – September 29, 2025

Representatives from Canadians Journalists for Justice in Palestine hold a news conference in Ottawa to discuss the ongoing conflict in Gaza. Speaking with reporters are Asad Chisti, Brishti Basu, Sam...

www.cpac.ca

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Brishti Basu @brishti.bsky.social · 9d

We'll be going live on our Instagram in a couple of minutes.

You can tune in here: www.instagram.com/cjjpmedia/

Canadian Journalists for Justice in Palestine @cjjpmedia.bsky.social · 10d

🚨 CJJP GOES TO OTTAWA 🚨

We're sending a contingent to Ottawa to tell PM @mark-carney.bsky.social and @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social how Canada is enabling the deadliest assault on free press in recent history.

We have some ideas on how Canada can stop being complicit in Israel's massacre.

Poster with the title "CJJP: Canadian Journalists for Justice in Palestine" and details about press conference: Monday, September 29, 11am EST, Press Gallery B

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Sharon Nadeem @sharonnadeem.bsky.social · 9d

Last week, Canada issued a statement "reaffirming its commitment to the safety of journalists" in Gaza. But it did not specify how it plans to hold Israel accountable, only calling on the government to take action.

@cjjpmedia.bsky.social is going to Ottawa with some ideas.

Canadian Journalists for Justice in Palestine @cjjpmedia.bsky.social · 10d

🚨 CJJP GOES TO OTTAWA 🚨

We're sending a contingent to Ottawa to tell PM @mark-carney.bsky.social and @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social how Canada is enabling the deadliest assault on free press in recent history.

We have some ideas on how Canada can stop being complicit in Israel's massacre.

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Brishti Basu @brishti.bsky.social · 10d

I'll be speaking in Ottawa (virtually) alongside my colleagues tomorrow morning.

Details for journalists on how to tune in are below.

For everyone else, stay tuned for videos and potentially a livestream on Instagram @cjjpmedia

Canadian Journalists for Justice in Palestine @cjjpmedia.bsky.social · 10d

🚨 CJJP GOES TO OTTAWA 🚨

We're sending a contingent to Ottawa to tell PM @mark-carney.bsky.social and @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social how Canada is enabling the deadliest assault on free press in recent history.

We have some ideas on how Canada can stop being complicit in Israel's massacre.

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Brishti Basu @brishti.bsky.social · 10d

some of need dark humour (and weed) to get through these times ok

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Brishti Basu @brishti.bsky.social · 11d

canada staying in the room amidst a worldwide delegates' walkout when the war criminal is speaking ONLY TO GET BERATED BY HIM ANYWAY is kinda funny ngl

source: CP www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/can...

Screenshot of CP article:

In his speech, Netanyahu attacked the decision by multiple countries, including Canada, France and Australia, to recognize a Palestinian state.

"Your disgraceful decision will encourage terrorism against Jews and against innocent people everywhere," he said.

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