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Auburn pupster lies disapprovingly on floor beside door.

me: I'm sorry. Sometimes humans go out to socialize.
him:

Happy (soggy) Feast of the Sun-Starved Flesh to all who celebrate

Orange sign on wooden post: Snow removal within next 48 hours

finally, this sign feels correct.

Israeli settler fatally shoots Palestinian in West Bank, health ministry says An Israeli settler shot dead a ‌27-year-old Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.

www.reuters.com/world/middle...

Attempted suicides, fights, pain: 911 calls reveal misery at ICE’s largest detention facility The calls to 911 poured in from staff at Camp East Montana, the nation's largest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility, in its first months of operation in El Paso, Texas.

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Two Toronto area synagogues hit with gunfire, police investigating York Regional Police responded to reports of gunfire at a synagogue in the area of Bathurst Street and Clark Avenue and Toronto police responded to reports of gunfire at a synagogue on Bathurst Street...

#Developing: Two Toronto area synagogues hit with gunfire, police investigating www.thestar.com/news/gta/two...

Seriously, thank you for this.

we've all done that.

The ruling found discrimination based on sex, because women still shoulder a disproportionate childcare burden. It declined to consider the respondent's proposed new protected ground of immigration status. decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-sc/scc-c... I would love to hear the latter deliberated.

Supreme Court rules asylum seekers eligible for Quebec’s subsidized daycare Access to the program is given to people with refugee status, but not those with pending claims

Denying refugee claimants a public service (subsidized daycare) violates their Charter right to equality, the Supreme Court says. Curious to see how this ruling is cited in the face of denials of service elsewhere. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

tbh i would support an end to daylight saving just so we can stop debating daylight saving

INBOX: data from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migrations show that in the most recent three months, every single one of the 1,651 refugees accepted into the United States were of (white) South African origin.

www.rpc.state.gov/documents/Re...

Giving robots agency makes them responsible for their actions. We've seen liability issues come up with self-driving cars (I admit I have not followed closely).

It's a neat liability trick: If the robot has consciousness, the humans programming the robot and the human paying and profiting from the humans programming the robot are not responsible for the robot's actions.

A pox on freezing rain and thaw-freeze cycles.

Pavement's awful today. Careful out there, Toronto.

Loud explosion audible in central Beirut just now.

This is worth a read.

Iris Gorfinkel: We’re blaming our overstuffed ERs, excruciating surgery waits and family doctor deserts on exactly the wrong people As wait times soar and millions struggle without a family doctor, the old “blame the immigrants” narrative has made a comeback in Canadian politics and media. This kind of rhetoric

📣 www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

This continues to be relevant. www.reuters.com/world/americ...

Ontario seizes control of York Catholic school board, keeps Peel public board under supervision Announcement by Education Minister Paul Calandra, who is also keeping Peel public under supervision, means eight boards are now under supervision.

Did Ontario do this following criminal charges against Toronto police officers? www.thestar.com/news/gta/pro...

Indie music’s greatest year? It was 20 years ago In 2006, independent artists could be creative and still make a living

This is a shameless play for my geriatric support and I am here for it. www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/arti...

I demand we hold this temp in place til Saturday.

A pox on nightly freezes.

Satellite images show Iran school strike hit more buildings than earlier reported The images suggest that precision munitions struck other buildings, including a clinic that was also inside the complex.

The images suggest that precision munitions struck other buildings, including a clinic that was also inside the complex. n.pr/4suyWcZ

not now, sea levels

I would welcome this!

Atrocities are often followed by calls to action.

But we've never had an atrocity followed by universal access to evidence-based mental health care.

Tumbler Ridge shooting highlights rural northern B.C.’s mental health deserts Residents reported significant barriers to accessing supports and services long before tragedy struck

Spoke w/ a Tumbler Ridge mom whose kid received psychiatric care alongside shooter in Prince George. She described Tumbler prior to the shooting as a "mental health desert," where access to supports are often long waits and hundreds of kms away.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

I think politicians should be encouraged to evolve. Messaging is not set in stone. But unless you address the swings, doesn't trust become an issue? bsky.app/profile/saro...

In a minority of cases. I'll go months without mailing but just had to lick four envelopes.