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Anna Mehler Paperny
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Reuters reporter in Toronto; Author, Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me: Depression in the First Person; Nosy questions, mostly. [email protected] or [email protected]
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Anna Mehler Paperny @mehlerpaperny.bsky.social · Mar 10
Canada's mass incarceration of Indigenous people is worsening and an insidious driver is the stickiness of Canada's carceral system - when people should get a shot at freedom, but often don't. www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Despite Trudeau promises, more Indigenous people being jailed in Canada
Like a growing number of formerly incarcerated Indigenous people, Marvin Starblanket's life is still governed by Correctional Service Canada rules.
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Anna Mehler Paperny @mehlerpaperny.bsky.social · 25m
America is destroying satire. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
Weber State Censors, Then Cancels, Censorship Conference
University officials said that several planned presentations violated a Utah state law banning diversity, equity and inclusion at public universities.
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Anna Mehler Paperny @mehlerpaperny.bsky.social · 5h
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Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.
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Anna Mehler Paperny @mehlerpaperny.bsky.social · 6h
US President calls for political opponents to be jailed. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 1d
Thrilled to see that Omar El Akkad's unflinching and utterly essential book has been named a finalist for the National Book Awards.

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Cover of Omar El Akkad's book One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
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Anna Mehler Paperny @mehlerpaperny.bsky.social · 1d
pro-tip: get yourself someone who doesn't groan loudly during phoners.
Shaggy auburn pupster looks disgruntled on chair.
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Anna Mehler Paperny @mehlerpaperny.bsky.social · 1d
In addition to making it easier for law enforcement to access (and share) Canadians' information, the bill would also bar some asylum-seekers from refugee hearings and would enable a minister to cancel or suspend immigration dox.
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Anna Mehler Paperny @mehlerpaperny.bsky.social · 1d
Canada's government is set to introduce a revised border security (and migrant control and infosec) bill in the face of opposition, CBC reports. Curious what criticisms it is taking to heart. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Government to table new border bill amid privacy concerns over C-2: sources | CBC News
The federal Liberals are set to introduce a new bill expected to mirror much of what's in their already tabled border legislation — but with some clauses that sparked concerns from opposition parties ...
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Anna Mehler Paperny @mehlerpaperny.bsky.social · 2d
The Gaza twins whose whole lives have been war - www.reuters.com/investigates...
The Gaza twins whose whole lives have been war
Two years of warfare have brought death and ruin to the 2 million inhabitants of Gaza. Reuters looks at one family’s story of terrible loss and fragile hope.
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Anna Mehler Paperny @mehlerpaperny.bsky.social · 1d
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/w...
Israel Marks a Somber Two-Year Milestone in Subdued Fashion
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Anna Mehler Paperny @mehlerpaperny.bsky.social · 1d
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Ford government vehicle recorded at stunt driving speeds on Ontario highways | Globalnews.ca
At least one cabinet-assigned vehicle was recorded driving more than 50 km/h over the speed limit multiple times in the past three years, according to documents.
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Anna Mehler Paperny @mehlerpaperny.bsky.social · 1d
A US PR company is pitching me on a "Deportation Preparation Manual," so that's where we're at.
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Anna Mehler Paperny @mehlerpaperny.bsky.social · 1d
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Abu Maamar cradles her niece Saly, wrapped in a white sheet, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis in October 2023. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
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Anna Mehler Paperny @mehlerpaperny.bsky.social · 1d
if you're going to violate the law by taking three or more years to respond to my information request, you should update its timeframe as a matter of course, instead of insisting i settle for someone else's tangentially related request.
a cartoon of homer simpson is holding a newspaper that says old man yells at cloud
ALT: a cartoon of homer simpson is holding a newspaper that says old man yells at cloud
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Anna Mehler Paperny @mehlerpaperny.bsky.social · 2d
The Gaza twins whose whole lives have been war - www.reuters.com/investigates...
The Gaza twins whose whole lives have been war
Two years of warfare have brought death and ruin to the 2 million inhabitants of Gaza. Reuters looks at one family’s story of terrible loss and fragile hope.
www.reuters.com
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Anna Mehler Paperny @mehlerpaperny.bsky.social · 2d
I will also add: The last time I checked (maybe it's changed!) neither Alberta nor BC systematically tracked wait times or outcomes for existing addiction treatment.
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Anna Mehler Paperny @mehlerpaperny.bsky.social · Jul 25
Will stop posting this when it ceases to be relevant. www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Canadian provinces seek to treat more drug users against their will
With illicit drug use, homelessness and untreated mental illness reaching a crisis in parts of Canada, the governments of at least three provinces want to treat more people against their will, even as some health experts warn involuntary care for drug use can be ineffective and harmful.
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Anna Mehler Paperny @mehlerpaperny.bsky.social · 2d
Again, Alberta and other provinces already have involuntary care. They've been using it more.
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Anna Mehler Paperny @mehlerpaperny.bsky.social · 2d
There's a telling moment in CBC's Cross Country Checkup call-in show where the host asks the doctor heading Alberta's expansion of involuntary treatment for addiction if it works - and he can't answer. (It has not been shown to work for addiction.)
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Anna Mehler Paperny @mehlerpaperny.bsky.social · 3d
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HOPES FOR PEACE BUT STRIKES CONTINUE The plan has stirred hopes for peace among Palestinians but there was no let up of Israeli attacks on Gaza on Sunday as planes and tanks pounded areas across the enclave, killing at least 16 people, local health authorities said. Four of those killed were seeking aid in the south of the strip and five were killed in an airstrike in Gaza City in the early afternoon, they said. Shadi Mansour stood in the destruction left by an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza City suburb of Tuffah on Saturday, which killed his son Ameer, 6, and 16 other people. "Is he a member of the resistance? Is he a fighter? All the targets of the Israeli army are children," said Mansour.
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Ted Hesson @tedhesson.bsky.social · 4d
US Border Patrol raid sweeps in citizens, families as Chicago crackdown intensifies, w/ @reneehickman.bsky.social @kristinacooke.bsky.social www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
US Border Patrol raid sweeps in citizens, families as Chicago crackdown intensifies
U.S. Border Patrol agents deployed to Chicago led a late-night raid on an apartment building this week, rappelling from helicopters onto rooftops and breaking down doors in an operation authorities said targeted gang members but which swept up U.S. citizens and families.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 3d
A federal agent shot and wounded a motorist in Chicago on Saturday morning, according to federal officials, touching off more protests in the city over the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement.
Federal Agent in Chicago Shot Motorist in Confrontation, Officials Say
The wounded individual had non-life-threatening injuries, according to federal authorities. The clash touched off more protests in the city over immigration enforcement.
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Anna Mehler Paperny @mehlerpaperny.bsky.social · 4d
What witchcraft self-control is this?
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Anna Mehler Paperny @mehlerpaperny.bsky.social · 5d
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U.S. Military Attacked Boat Off Venezuela, Killing Four Men, Hegseth Says
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Anna Mehler Paperny @mehlerpaperny.bsky.social · 5d
And? Did you give in to temptation?
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Anna Mehler Paperny @mehlerpaperny.bsky.social · 5d
They give me minor panic attacks and periodically crash my computer but you see I cannot possibly close any tabs. Too important. Don't ask me how I know they are important given that I can no longer navigate them with anything but the sinking sensation of doom.
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