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On Christmas 1914, fighting stopped on the Western Front of WWI. Over hundreds of miles of trenches, soldiers began to sing #Christmas songs. And then they ventured into no man's land to greet each other. Latest episode #StoriesOfResistance @therealnews.com therealnews.com/the-1914-chr...
The 1914 Christmas Truce: Resisting on the front lines of WWI
100,000 soldiers along the Western Front of World War I participated in the 1914 Christmas Truce. They left their trenches and ventured into no man’s land to embrace their enemies—resistance from men ...
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December 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
On Christmas 1914, fighting stopped on the Western Front of WWI. Over hundreds of miles of trenches, soldiers began to sing #Christmas songs. And then they ventured into no man's land to greet each other. Latest episode #StoriesOfResistance @therealnews.com therealnews.com/the-1914-chr...
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Waterloo Region, like Guelph, will present its case in a hearing before Ontario's energy regulator, arguing against renewing its 20-year contract that allows Enbridge Gas to build pipelines on public land for free. via @fatimabsyed.bsky.social thenarwhal.ca/enbridge-gas...
Enbridge Gas to face Waterloo Region at Ontario’s energy regulator | The Narwhal
Fossil fuel giant Enbridge Gas says its agreement to build pipelines on public land for free ‘works for communities,’ as it faces down Guelph and Waterloo Region for refusing to renew
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December 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Waterloo Region, like Guelph, will present its case in a hearing before Ontario's energy regulator, arguing against renewing its 20-year contract that allows Enbridge Gas to build pipelines on public land for free. via @fatimabsyed.bsky.social thenarwhal.ca/enbridge-gas...
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For Jesus’ birthday this year, he’s asking for affordable housing, universal healthcare, and for people to stop using his name to explain why they’re being cruel to strangers.
December 21, 2025 at 9:41 PM
For Jesus’ birthday this year, he’s asking for affordable housing, universal healthcare, and for people to stop using his name to explain why they’re being cruel to strangers.
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Ten years ago the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its final report on the residential school system in Canada.
Thousands of witness shared their experience.
Thousands of witness shared their experience.
It's been 10 years since the TRC final report and it's time to tackle denialism says regional chief
Ten years ago the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its final report on the residential...
www.aptnnews.ca
December 16, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Ten years ago the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its final report on the residential school system in Canada.
Thousands of witness shared their experience.
Thousands of witness shared their experience.
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I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
December 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
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Check out our letter to Mayor Guthrie and the City of Guelph about how their decision to not clear bike lanes may run contrary to their Municipal Act obligations and jurisprudence:
www.thebikinglawyer.ca/post/letter-...
This applies across Ontario FYI.
www.thebikinglawyer.ca/post/letter-...
This applies across Ontario FYI.
Letter: Guelph Has Legal Duty to Clear Snowy Bike Lanes
The City of Guelph has voted to cancel winter maintenance of bike lanes despite their Municipal Act obligations to keep roadways safe.
www.thebikinglawyer.ca
December 9, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Check out our letter to Mayor Guthrie and the City of Guelph about how their decision to not clear bike lanes may run contrary to their Municipal Act obligations and jurisprudence:
www.thebikinglawyer.ca/post/letter-...
This applies across Ontario FYI.
www.thebikinglawyer.ca/post/letter-...
This applies across Ontario FYI.
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loved this conversation. Anyone need a crash course on why the intersection of AI, fascism and climate breakdown? We tried to cover it all!
🚨The video recording of the AI and the Politics of Extraction panel is now live! Watch this fascinating 1.5 hour discussion with @naomiaklein.bsky.social, @profwhw.bsky.social, @mysdick.bsky.social, and @profhvdv.bsky.social as they explore the risks of unfettered AI implementation.
AI and the Politics of Extraction | Centre for Climate Justice
YouTube video by Centre for Climate Justice
www.youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 AM
loved this conversation. Anyone need a crash course on why the intersection of AI, fascism and climate breakdown? We tried to cover it all!
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who decided to call it Secret Santa when Nondisclosure Claus was right there
December 1, 2025 at 10:55 PM
who decided to call it Secret Santa when Nondisclosure Claus was right there
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Punk rockers | Norval Morrisseau (Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek First Nation), 1989. Now on display at The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detriot, Michigan.
November 30, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Punk rockers | Norval Morrisseau (Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek First Nation), 1989. Now on display at The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detriot, Michigan.
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And still, there are those who say that Americans can’t do irony.
November 28, 2025 at 7:24 AM
And still, there are those who say that Americans can’t do irony.
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What a joy it was to march with Francesca Albanese, Greta Thunberg, Chris Hedges and a courageous, wonderful Rabbi for Palestine in Genova this morning
November 28, 2025 at 5:33 PM
What a joy it was to march with Francesca Albanese, Greta Thunberg, Chris Hedges and a courageous, wonderful Rabbi for Palestine in Genova this morning
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If you want @avilewis.ca as the next leader of the NDP, you must become a member of the party by January 28, 2026.
Sign up here: avilewis.link/join
#cdnpoli #ndp
Sign up here: avilewis.link/join
#cdnpoli #ndp
November 28, 2025 at 6:28 PM
If you want @avilewis.ca as the next leader of the NDP, you must become a member of the party by January 28, 2026.
Sign up here: avilewis.link/join
#cdnpoli #ndp
Sign up here: avilewis.link/join
#cdnpoli #ndp
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Canada’s top political leaders are climate deniers. There’s no such thing as “decarbonized” oil and no environmentally conscious way to increase fossil fuel production.
Mark Carney and his government are sacrificing the climate and baking in worse natural disasters in the hope of short-term profit.
Mark Carney and his government are sacrificing the climate and baking in worse natural disasters in the hope of short-term profit.
People who care about climate change are “dreaming nostalgically about the past.” - Minister Hodgson
Gotcha. That explains a lot.
Gotcha. That explains a lot.
November 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Canada’s top political leaders are climate deniers. There’s no such thing as “decarbonized” oil and no environmentally conscious way to increase fossil fuel production.
Mark Carney and his government are sacrificing the climate and baking in worse natural disasters in the hope of short-term profit.
Mark Carney and his government are sacrificing the climate and baking in worse natural disasters in the hope of short-term profit.
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The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) says it’s against the memorandum of understanding that Canada and Alberta Thursday morning.
The MOU explicitly endorses the construction of a massive new bitumen pipeline from Alberta to the B.C. coast.
The MOU explicitly endorses the construction of a massive new bitumen pipeline from Alberta to the B.C. coast.
‘The answer is no and always will be’: UBCIC on Alberta-Canada MOU
The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) says it’s against the MOU signed Thursday morning to build a massive new bitumen pipeline from Alberta to the B.C. coast.
www.aptnnews.ca
November 28, 2025 at 12:41 AM
The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) says it’s against the memorandum of understanding that Canada and Alberta Thursday morning.
The MOU explicitly endorses the construction of a massive new bitumen pipeline from Alberta to the B.C. coast.
The MOU explicitly endorses the construction of a massive new bitumen pipeline from Alberta to the B.C. coast.
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As Bicycle Mayor my ideology is simple:
Don’t hit people.
Clear the bike lanes.
Actually that’s pretty much it.
Bicycle Mayor Doctrine #12: If thou createth a bike lane, thou shalt maintaineth it. Even in the frozen times.
Don’t hit people.
Clear the bike lanes.
Actually that’s pretty much it.
Bicycle Mayor Doctrine #12: If thou createth a bike lane, thou shalt maintaineth it. Even in the frozen times.
November 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
As Bicycle Mayor my ideology is simple:
Don’t hit people.
Clear the bike lanes.
Actually that’s pretty much it.
Bicycle Mayor Doctrine #12: If thou createth a bike lane, thou shalt maintaineth it. Even in the frozen times.
Don’t hit people.
Clear the bike lanes.
Actually that’s pretty much it.
Bicycle Mayor Doctrine #12: If thou createth a bike lane, thou shalt maintaineth it. Even in the frozen times.
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Guelph, Ontario (a small city near Toronto) votes against providing cyclists the same basic winter services that are provided to drivers and pedestrians.
Motion fails 6-7.
Gibson, Richardson, Guthrie, Billings, Chew, Busutill, Hauser vote against.
Gibson, Richardson, Guthrie, Billings, Chew, Busutill, Hauser vote against.
November 26, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Guelph, Ontario (a small city near Toronto) votes against providing cyclists the same basic winter services that are provided to drivers and pedestrians.
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And just like that, Guelph bike lanes will no longer be plowed.
An entire mode of transport has been made less accessible and more dangerous as cyclists will be forced to ride in the middle of the road with limited daylight.
#safestreets #cardependency #bikesky
An entire mode of transport has been made less accessible and more dangerous as cyclists will be forced to ride in the middle of the road with limited daylight.
#safestreets #cardependency #bikesky
November 26, 2025 at 10:49 PM
And just like that, Guelph bike lanes will no longer be plowed.
An entire mode of transport has been made less accessible and more dangerous as cyclists will be forced to ride in the middle of the road with limited daylight.
#safestreets #cardependency #bikesky
An entire mode of transport has been made less accessible and more dangerous as cyclists will be forced to ride in the middle of the road with limited daylight.
#safestreets #cardependency #bikesky
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The scriptwriters need a little more nuance. This seems kind of heavyhanded
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/c...
Fire Breaks Out at COP30 Climate Talks in Brazil
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The scriptwriters need a little more nuance. This seems kind of heavyhanded
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/c...
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Letter to @hilltimes.com KAIROS’ Alfredo Barahona calls on #Ecuador & Canada to stop criminalizing #Indigenous land defenders & uphold their rights & decisions in the face of harmful mining projects.
zurl.co/OtjJw
#corporateaccountability
@manindersidhu.bsky.social @yasirnaqvicdn.bsky.social
zurl.co/OtjJw
#corporateaccountability
@manindersidhu.bsky.social @yasirnaqvicdn.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Letter to @hilltimes.com KAIROS’ Alfredo Barahona calls on #Ecuador & Canada to stop criminalizing #Indigenous land defenders & uphold their rights & decisions in the face of harmful mining projects.
zurl.co/OtjJw
#corporateaccountability
@manindersidhu.bsky.social @yasirnaqvicdn.bsky.social
zurl.co/OtjJw
#corporateaccountability
@manindersidhu.bsky.social @yasirnaqvicdn.bsky.social
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Sr. Laura also shared moving reflections about her work with Indigenous communities in the Amazon, highlighting the urgent need for solidarity with those most affected by the “economy of destruction” and the commodification of land.
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Sr. Laura also shared moving reflections about her work with Indigenous communities in the Amazon, highlighting the urgent need for solidarity with those most affected by the “economy of destruction” and the commodification of land.
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Women are the guardians of justice and life, says Indigenous Franciscan from Brazil who is touring Canada as CJI guest speaker for its education & advocacy campaign, Women at the Heart of Justice
www.canadianjesuitsi...
www.canadianjesuitsi...
November 14, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Women are the guardians of justice and life, says Indigenous Franciscan from Brazil who is touring Canada as CJI guest speaker for its education & advocacy campaign, Women at the Heart of Justice
www.canadianjesuitsi...
www.canadianjesuitsi...
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Autocorrect has become our worst enema.
November 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Autocorrect has become our worst enema.
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Former UN special rapporteurs Richard Falk and Hilal Elver were detained and interrogated by Canadian authorities while on their way to an event examining Canada’s role in the genocide in Gaza. Falk, who turned 95 that day, said that officials said he and his wife posed a “national security threat.”
Canada Detains Former UN Human Rights Rapporteurs Traveling to Palestine Event
Richard Falk, former rapporteur for Palestine, was traveling to an event to examine Canada’s role in the Gaza genocide.
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November 17, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Former UN special rapporteurs Richard Falk and Hilal Elver were detained and interrogated by Canadian authorities while on their way to an event examining Canada’s role in the genocide in Gaza. Falk, who turned 95 that day, said that officials said he and his wife posed a “national security threat.”