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Egyptian-Canadian author Omar El Akkad recently won the 2025 National Book Award for nonfiction for One Day Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This.
ICYMI, catch up on our discussion with him on In Bed with the Elephant, with host @caradrianh.bsky.social:
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ICYMI, catch up on our discussion with him on In Bed with the Elephant, with host @caradrianh.bsky.social:
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December 4, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Egyptian-Canadian author Omar El Akkad recently won the 2025 National Book Award for nonfiction for One Day Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This.
ICYMI, catch up on our discussion with him on In Bed with the Elephant, with host @caradrianh.bsky.social:
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/o...
ICYMI, catch up on our discussion with him on In Bed with the Elephant, with host @caradrianh.bsky.social:
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Wondering why Dallas Brodie and Frances Widdowson got kicked off the UVic campus today?
Gitxan journalist Jerome Turner attended one of their unsanctioned events, and wrote about it.
Here’s what academic Sean Carleton told Jerome about their movement.
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Gitxan journalist Jerome Turner attended one of their unsanctioned events, and wrote about it.
Here’s what academic Sean Carleton told Jerome about their movement.
Read more: ricochet.media/indigenous/w...
December 3, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Wondering why Dallas Brodie and Frances Widdowson got kicked off the UVic campus today?
Gitxan journalist Jerome Turner attended one of their unsanctioned events, and wrote about it.
Here’s what academic Sean Carleton told Jerome about their movement.
Read more: ricochet.media/indigenous/w...
Gitxan journalist Jerome Turner attended one of their unsanctioned events, and wrote about it.
Here’s what academic Sean Carleton told Jerome about their movement.
Read more: ricochet.media/indigenous/w...
Governments change. Policies shift. But the need for journalism that serves people—not power—remains constant.
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Ricochet’s new para-charitable status ensures our reporting stays independent, at a time when Canada needs it most.
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December 2, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Governments change. Policies shift. But the need for journalism that serves people—not power—remains constant.
Ricochet’s new para-charitable status ensures our reporting stays independent, at a time when Canada needs it most.
Support us this Giving Tuesday: ricochet.media/donate/
Ricochet’s new para-charitable status ensures our reporting stays independent, at a time when Canada needs it most.
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In the latest episode, @caradrianh.bsky.social sits down with @skynewsrss.bsky.social #Africa's Yousra Elbagir discussing her frontline reporting and deep connection to #Sudan in the midst of a catastrophic humanitarian crisis.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
In the latest episode, @caradrianh.bsky.social sits down with @skynewsrss.bsky.social #Africa's Yousra Elbagir discussing her frontline reporting and deep connection to #Sudan in the midst of a catastrophic humanitarian crisis.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Our new RJO status is a game-changer. It means we can now give you a tax receipt, so you can effectively double the power of your investment.
Fuel our next chapter of hard-hitting, public-interest reporting.
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Join us for the launch of our new podcast, "There is a List," tackling the surveillance of pro-Palestine voices in the age of Big Brother.
Moderated by Sonya Fatah, w/ @smohyeddin.bsky.social, Yara Shoufani, @yipengge.bsky.social & Zahra Khozema.
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Join us for the launch of our new podcast, "There is a List," tackling the surveillance of pro-Palestine voices in the age of Big Brother.
Moderated by Sonya Fatah, w/ @smohyeddin.bsky.social, Yara Shoufani, @yipengge.bsky.social & Zahra Khozema.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
📣JOIN US📣
Join us for the launch of our new podcast, "There is a List," tackling the surveillance of pro-Palestine voices in the age of Big Brother.
Moderated by Sonya Fatah, w/ @smohyeddin.bsky.social, Yara Shoufani, @yipengge.bsky.social & Zahra Khozema.
Register now: shorturl.at/mavNU
Join us for the launch of our new podcast, "There is a List," tackling the surveillance of pro-Palestine voices in the age of Big Brother.
Moderated by Sonya Fatah, w/ @smohyeddin.bsky.social, Yara Shoufani, @yipengge.bsky.social & Zahra Khozema.
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We've got some exciting news to share! We recently found out that we're an RJO! (we can now issue tax receipts like a charity)
"This is, without exaggeration, a game-changer for us."
Check out the full announcement from one of our founders, @ethancox.bsky.social:
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"This is, without exaggeration, a game-changer for us."
Check out the full announcement from one of our founders, @ethancox.bsky.social:
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November 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM
We've got some exciting news to share! We recently found out that we're an RJO! (we can now issue tax receipts like a charity)
"This is, without exaggeration, a game-changer for us."
Check out the full announcement from one of our founders, @ethancox.bsky.social:
ricochet.media/announcement...
"This is, without exaggeration, a game-changer for us."
Check out the full announcement from one of our founders, @ethancox.bsky.social:
ricochet.media/announcement...
On the latest episode of In Bed with the Elephant, @caradrianh.bsky.social talks with @carleton.ca Professor #AndrewJohnston to unpack the recent dust-up about tariffs between #Trump and Doug Ford, and ask why we still need to discuss #RonaldReagan.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:48 PM
On the latest episode of In Bed with the Elephant, @caradrianh.bsky.social talks with @carleton.ca Professor #AndrewJohnston to unpack the recent dust-up about tariffs between #Trump and Doug Ford, and ask why we still need to discuss #RonaldReagan.
youtube.com/watch?v=PJRM...
#cdnpoli #onpoli
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#cdnpoli #onpoli
On the latest episode of #IBWTE, @caradrianh.bsky.social sits down with Ira Wells to discuss #bookbans in North America.
"It was around Covid that we saw the rise of these parents rights groups... who are really concerned about #LGBTQ indoctrination."
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#censorship
"It was around Covid that we saw the rise of these parents rights groups... who are really concerned about #LGBTQ indoctrination."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7cS...
#censorship
October 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM
On the latest episode of #IBWTE, @caradrianh.bsky.social sits down with Ira Wells to discuss #bookbans in North America.
"It was around Covid that we saw the rise of these parents rights groups... who are really concerned about #LGBTQ indoctrination."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7cS...
#censorship
"It was around Covid that we saw the rise of these parents rights groups... who are really concerned about #LGBTQ indoctrination."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7cS...
#censorship
We're so thrilled that you're enjoying our podcast In Bed with the Elephant hosted by @caradrianh.bsky.social!
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October 6, 2025 at 11:14 PM
We're so thrilled that you're enjoying our podcast In Bed with the Elephant hosted by @caradrianh.bsky.social!
This podcast only happens with your support. So why not sign up as a monthly donor and help keep it going? ricochet.media/donate/
#IBWTE #peoplepoweredpress
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#IBWTE #peoplepoweredpress
In the next edition of the Weekly Ricochet newsletter, get an update on our awesome live podcast taping of In Bed with the Elephant. Host @caradrianh.bsky.social sat down with @lukewsavage.bsky.social at Union Local 613 in #Ottawa. Full interview out soon!
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#IBWTE
October 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
In the next edition of the Weekly Ricochet newsletter, get an update on our awesome live podcast taping of In Bed with the Elephant. Host @caradrianh.bsky.social sat down with @lukewsavage.bsky.social at Union Local 613 in #Ottawa. Full interview out soon!
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#IBWTE
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#IBWTE
🚨 #Ottawa! Join us Friday for a live taping of In Bed with the Elephant. Host @caradrianh.bsky.social will be in conversation with @lukewsavage.bsky.social!🚨
It's the kick-off for @pressforwardcanada.bsky.social's Future of Independent Media Summit.
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It's the kick-off for @pressforwardcanada.bsky.social's Future of Independent Media Summit.
Get your tix!
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October 1, 2025 at 6:16 PM
🚨 #Ottawa! Join us Friday for a live taping of In Bed with the Elephant. Host @caradrianh.bsky.social will be in conversation with @lukewsavage.bsky.social!🚨
It's the kick-off for @pressforwardcanada.bsky.social's Future of Independent Media Summit.
Get your tix!
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It's the kick-off for @pressforwardcanada.bsky.social's Future of Independent Media Summit.
Get your tix!
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On the latest episode, Dr. @yipengge.bsky.social joins host @caradrianh.bsky.social to discuss the genocide in #Gaza and Canada’s complicity.
"The threshold is very high to attack a hospital. What Israel has done is essentially attack all the hospitals in Gaza."
Listen wherever you get podcasts.
"The threshold is very high to attack a hospital. What Israel has done is essentially attack all the hospitals in Gaza."
Listen wherever you get podcasts.
September 30, 2025 at 1:21 PM
On the latest episode, Dr. @yipengge.bsky.social joins host @caradrianh.bsky.social to discuss the genocide in #Gaza and Canada’s complicity.
"The threshold is very high to attack a hospital. What Israel has done is essentially attack all the hospitals in Gaza."
Listen wherever you get podcasts.
"The threshold is very high to attack a hospital. What Israel has done is essentially attack all the hospitals in Gaza."
Listen wherever you get podcasts.
When Ricochet launched over 10 years ago, @naomiaklein.bsky.social had this to say.
Still solid advice.
We need your help to keep digging deep with public-interest journalism not seen anywhere else. If you can, please help fund it as a monthly donor: ricochet.media/donate/
#peoplepoweredpress
Still solid advice.
We need your help to keep digging deep with public-interest journalism not seen anywhere else. If you can, please help fund it as a monthly donor: ricochet.media/donate/
#peoplepoweredpress
September 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
When Ricochet launched over 10 years ago, @naomiaklein.bsky.social had this to say.
Still solid advice.
We need your help to keep digging deep with public-interest journalism not seen anywhere else. If you can, please help fund it as a monthly donor: ricochet.media/donate/
#peoplepoweredpress
Still solid advice.
We need your help to keep digging deep with public-interest journalism not seen anywhere else. If you can, please help fund it as a monthly donor: ricochet.media/donate/
#peoplepoweredpress
Today! We launch the first episode of a new investigative podcast. There Is A List, by journalist Zahra Khozema.
Check out the trailer and don't forget to subscribe! shorturl.at/Pz3ez
Check out the trailer and don't forget to subscribe! shorturl.at/Pz3ez
September 23, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Today! We launch the first episode of a new investigative podcast. There Is A List, by journalist Zahra Khozema.
Check out the trailer and don't forget to subscribe! shorturl.at/Pz3ez
Check out the trailer and don't forget to subscribe! shorturl.at/Pz3ez
Tomorrow! We launch the first episode of a new investigative podcast. There Is A List, by journalist Zahra Khozema.
Check out the trailer:
Check out the trailer:
September 22, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Tomorrow! We launch the first episode of a new investigative podcast. There Is A List, by journalist Zahra Khozema.
Check out the trailer:
Check out the trailer:
Are you subscribed to our newsletter? Sign up for the latest on the blockade to protect #oldgrowth forests. @brandimorin.bsky.social has been on the ground in B.C. this week.
Right now, land defenders are preparing for RCMP to move in. Never miss an update: shorturl.at/Pz3ez
#cdnpoli #BCpoli
Right now, land defenders are preparing for RCMP to move in. Never miss an update: shorturl.at/Pz3ez
#cdnpoli #BCpoli
September 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Are you subscribed to our newsletter? Sign up for the latest on the blockade to protect #oldgrowth forests. @brandimorin.bsky.social has been on the ground in B.C. this week.
Right now, land defenders are preparing for RCMP to move in. Never miss an update: shorturl.at/Pz3ez
#cdnpoli #BCpoli
Right now, land defenders are preparing for RCMP to move in. Never miss an update: shorturl.at/Pz3ez
#cdnpoli #BCpoli
On the pod, @nisrinelamin.bsky.social sits down with @caradrianh.bsky.social to discuss the counterrevolutionary war in #Sudan, and the heroic efforts of the Sudanese people to resist the capture of the state by elites.
Listen to #IBWTE wherever you get podcasts:
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Listen to #IBWTE wherever you get podcasts:
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September 16, 2025 at 1:47 PM
On the pod, @nisrinelamin.bsky.social sits down with @caradrianh.bsky.social to discuss the counterrevolutionary war in #Sudan, and the heroic efforts of the Sudanese people to resist the capture of the state by elites.
Listen to #IBWTE wherever you get podcasts:
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Listen to #IBWTE wherever you get podcasts:
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“The courts are enforcers of intimidation and oppression” Elder Bill Jones tells Brandi Morin. He’s reacting to today’s court decision issuing an injunction against him & others at a blockade protecting Old Growth trees in the upper Walbran.
Brandi’s heading to the blockade now. Follow for updates.
Brandi’s heading to the blockade now. Follow for updates.
September 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM
“The courts are enforcers of intimidation and oppression” Elder Bill Jones tells Brandi Morin. He’s reacting to today’s court decision issuing an injunction against him & others at a blockade protecting Old Growth trees in the upper Walbran.
Brandi’s heading to the blockade now. Follow for updates.
Brandi’s heading to the blockade now. Follow for updates.
BREAKING: Justice Amy Francis has granted an injunction against Elder Bill Jones and others manning a blockade to protect Old Growth forests in the upper Walbran.
RCMP are expected to conduct a raid soon, and journalist Brandi Morin is headed to the camp to report for Ricochet. Follow for updates!
RCMP are expected to conduct a raid soon, and journalist Brandi Morin is headed to the camp to report for Ricochet. Follow for updates!
September 12, 2025 at 6:02 PM
BREAKING: Justice Amy Francis has granted an injunction against Elder Bill Jones and others manning a blockade to protect Old Growth forests in the upper Walbran.
RCMP are expected to conduct a raid soon, and journalist Brandi Morin is headed to the camp to report for Ricochet. Follow for updates!
RCMP are expected to conduct a raid soon, and journalist Brandi Morin is headed to the camp to report for Ricochet. Follow for updates!
What white supremacist violence in #Australia means for Canada.
An #Indigenous gathering is attacked by neo-nazis with metal pipes calling for an end to immigration — now, a similar rally is planned for #Toronto.
New from @erinblondeau.bsky.social:
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An #Indigenous gathering is attacked by neo-nazis with metal pipes calling for an end to immigration — now, a similar rally is planned for #Toronto.
New from @erinblondeau.bsky.social:
#cdnpoli
ricochet.media/justice/far-...
September 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
What white supremacist violence in #Australia means for Canada.
An #Indigenous gathering is attacked by neo-nazis with metal pipes calling for an end to immigration — now, a similar rally is planned for #Toronto.
New from @erinblondeau.bsky.social:
#cdnpoli
ricochet.media/justice/far-...
An #Indigenous gathering is attacked by neo-nazis with metal pipes calling for an end to immigration — now, a similar rally is planned for #Toronto.
New from @erinblondeau.bsky.social:
#cdnpoli
ricochet.media/justice/far-...
As millions across the country face a cost-of-living crisis, support in public-interest journalism that investigates those responsible.
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August 12, 2025 at 7:41 PM
As millions across the country face a cost-of-living crisis, support in public-interest journalism that investigates those responsible.
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On the latest episode, @caradrianh.bsky.social is joined by his former prof, @rexbrynen.bsky.social, an expert in the #MiddleEast, who helps unpack recent developments in #Gaza.
“All of Gaza is within 45 minutes of unlimited food supplies.”
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“All of Gaza is within 45 minutes of unlimited food supplies.”
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August 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
On the latest episode, @caradrianh.bsky.social is joined by his former prof, @rexbrynen.bsky.social, an expert in the #MiddleEast, who helps unpack recent developments in #Gaza.
“All of Gaza is within 45 minutes of unlimited food supplies.”
Listen where you get podcasts: ricochet.media/podcasts/
“All of Gaza is within 45 minutes of unlimited food supplies.”
Listen where you get podcasts: ricochet.media/podcasts/
Doug Ford recently passed a law that northern #Ontario Indigenous communities say is a direct attack on treaty rights.
@jonthompson.bsky.social has been on the story since the beginning.
He needs your support to keep this critical work going: ricochet.media/donate/
#peoplepoweredpress #onpoli
@jonthompson.bsky.social has been on the story since the beginning.
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#peoplepoweredpress #onpoli
August 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Doug Ford recently passed a law that northern #Ontario Indigenous communities say is a direct attack on treaty rights.
@jonthompson.bsky.social has been on the story since the beginning.
He needs your support to keep this critical work going: ricochet.media/donate/
#peoplepoweredpress #onpoli
@jonthompson.bsky.social has been on the story since the beginning.
He needs your support to keep this critical work going: ricochet.media/donate/
#peoplepoweredpress #onpoli