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slrashka @slrashka.bsky.social · 5h

Not enough people are aware of this

The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 10h

Water-hungry data centres are planned for drought-stricken regions across Canada. What will the AI data centre boom mean for communities? By @savannahridley.bsky.social: thenarwhal.ca/ai-data-cent...

What will the AI data centre boom mean for Canada? | The Narwhal

Sprawling AI data centres — hungry for land, water and power — are coming. Plans the world’s largest, called Wonder Valley, are underway in Alberta

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rabble.ca @rabble.ca · 6d

Postal banking once made Canada Post profitable — and could again #canlab @lindamcquaig.bsky.social

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Postal banking once made Canada Post profitable — and could again

Canada Post discontinued postal banking nearly 60 years ago. Is it time for postal banking to make a comeback?

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Sabina Vohra-Miller @sabivm.bsky.social · 8h

Don’t get sucked into the whataboutism. There doesn’t need to be competition between public health advances - each are important & critical in making people live long + healthy lives. Anyone in public health will tell you this. Alas, the folks doing damage only know how to rage bait for self-gain.

TWO THINGS CAN BE TRUE AT THE SAME TIME
Sanitation and other
hygiene-related advances in public health like sewage control, waste water
filtration and treatment did absolutely significantly increase life expectancy.
But so did vaccines.
A recent study estimated that vaccines have saved 154 million lives globally since 1974, equivalent to a rate of six lives every minute.
unambiguous
SCIENCE

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slrashka @slrashka.bsky.social · 8h

Highly recommend this news org

Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 8h

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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 1d

In Canada, groups are weaponizing claims of media bias to intimidate journalists and reshape coverage of Israel and Palestine with complicity of newsrooms.

How Israel and its ‘digital army’ work to silence the truth about #Gaza.

New from Zahra Khozema:

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How Israel and its 'digital army' work to silence the truth about Gaza

In Canada, groups weaponizing claims of media bias are being used to intimidate journalists and reshape coverage of Israel and Palestine under the quiet complicity of Canadian newsrooms

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Jimmy Thomson @jameswsthomson.com · 8h

Today, @nationalobserver.com is launching a tool to search municipal meeting transcripts across Canada. The tool has already helped us unearth a climate denial network targeting towns and cities, report on AI data centers, measure our impact and more.

Journalists and researchers, sign up for free!

Canada’s National Observer unveils a powerful tool for fighting disinformation

Civic Searchlight brings together municipal meeting transcripts from across Canada into a searchable database for the first time. It has already been used to fight disinformation, report on impact, di...

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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 8h

Kebaowek First Nation stages a news conference in Ottawa to talk about their legal challenge to the construction of a nuclear waste disposal site at Chalk River, Ont.

Hear more on APTN News Brief:

APTN News Brief: October 8, 2025—Kebaowek First Nation discusses judicial review of their legal challenge to construction of nuclear waste disposal facility

Our lead story: the Kebaowek First Nation stages a joint press conference in Ottawa ahead of a judicial review of their legal challenge to construction of a nuclear waste disposal site at Chalk Riv...

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adabfirst.bsky.social @adabfirst.bsky.social · 9h

Basic neoliberal strategy. And it works every.single.time.

BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 9h

Public Services don't work, because then you have to pay for Private ones that do.

People really need to understand that this isn't an error, the Private owners pay the politicians to make sure the Public Services don't work.

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MondoAB @mondoab.bsky.social · 19h

She ran a great campaign.

💯👇

Janet 🇨🇦 @jansplanet.bsky.social · 19h

Rachel brought this up tonight. Karina Gould is the best of the #Liberal Party. Her leadership campaign was smart & the criticism she levelled against Carney was on the mark. Shitty to find out how she’s been iced out. We all noticed her absence, the Goc would be stronger if she’d was in Cabinet.

Screenshot from Bubble Pop live stream 10/7/25 Rachel Gilmore discussing Maclean’s magazine article:
Mark Carney Is a Very Demanding
Boss
His elbows-up enthusiasm won him the election. Now he's governing like a Bay
Street exec.
SY STEPHEN MAHER
https://macleans.ca/
Article image shows PM Carney sitting comfortably encircled by towering skyscrapers.

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Blackfoot Niitsítapi 🪶🇨🇦🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️💙🌎🐝 @thoughtsnations.bsky.social · 19h

Check out Poilievre’s post! 🪶😡🇨🇦🖕🏽👇🏽#FreedomConvoy #NeverPoilievre

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LA Legault ⚜️ @lalegault.bsky.social · 21h

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slrashka @slrashka.bsky.social · 21h

We truly don't deserve you! ♡

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slrashka @slrashka.bsky.social · 22h

Another incredible episode

Native Calgarian 🪶🧡>🇨🇦 @nativecalgarian.bsky.social · 1d

Podcast: Indian Oil and Gas Lawsuit

Melanie breaks down the Indian Oil and Gas class action lawsuit from former Indigenous employees exposing systemic racism

If you’d like to act or donate:
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Podcast: Indian Oil and Gas Lawsuit

Description: Melanie breaks down the Indian Oil and Gas class action lawsuit from former Indigenous employees exposing systemic racism

If you’d like to act or donate to this podcast:
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slrashka @slrashka.bsky.social · 1d

Bill is dead for now apparently. But KEEP PAYING ATTENTION TO THIS

Christi Belcourt @christibelcourt.com · 7d

Pay attention: Canada is walking right into it under the guise of “safety and defence.” Bill C2 will bring Trump-style borders and surveillance with the “Strong Borders Act” Demand Carney respect rights & treat people with care and dignity. Withdraw Bill C-2! #stopbillC2 act.gp/40oxP2E

Tell Carney: We don’t want Trump-style borders & surveillance state!

Sign this petition to defend our human rights and privacy

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slrashka @slrashka.bsky.social · 1d

Right.

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mrcranky.bsky.social @mrcranky.bsky.social · 1d

Documenting Two Years Of Manufacturing Consent For The Genocide In Gaza.
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Documenting Two Years Of Manufacturing Consent For The Genocide In Gaza.

Documenting Two Years Of Lies Used To Justify The Genocide In Gaza.

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Jenny Yeremiy, P. Geoph 🪶🌿🇵🇸🇳🇬🇱🇧🇨🇦 @jennyyeremiy.bsky.social · 1d

📣Please sign this Canadian parliamentary petition demanding arms embargo and sanctions on Israel. Please share it with your family, friends, coworkers, network, and community members.

Thank you 🙏
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Sign this Petition - Petitions

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Lucie🐈‍⬛Catnip @luciecatnip.bsky.social · 1d

A Canadian company, L3Harris Wescam, is involved in war crimes. The government needs to end their military contracts.

#cdnpoli
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Canadian tech helped U.S. strike alleged Venezuelan drug boats: report | CBC News

Canadian technology was used by the U.S. military in operations that blew up at least two alleged Venezuelan drug boats in the Caribbean in September, according to a report by Project Ploughshares.

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MondoAB @mondoab.bsky.social · 1d

"learning from Alberta progress they are making in treating addictions how we could spread this across the country .."
~Mark Carney

Huh? About that charter.

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slrashka @slrashka.bsky.social · 1d

Lol k

slrashka @slrashka.bsky.social · 1d

Then

Why

Stan

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slrashka @slrashka.bsky.social · 1d

Did you even listen to these videos though?

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onion person @junlper.beer · 2d

taylor swift put out ai generated videos and has been being called out by her own fans for it and twitter is currently not letting you search “taylor swift ai” lmfao

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Redeye @redeyeradio.bsky.social · 1d

On the PODCAST! We speak with Alex Paterson of CJPME about Jenny Kwan’s private members bill, No More Loopholes, to end Canada’s arms trade with Israel. @cjpme.org @jennykwan.bsky.social @world-beyond-war.bsky.social tiny.cc/loit001

No More Loopholes: MP Jenny Kwan's private member's bill explained

Podcast Episode · Redeye · 2025-10-06 · 12m

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slrashka @slrashka.bsky.social · 1d

They are amazing, that is so lucky!!

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