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“Staggering” Water Loss Driven by Groundwater Mining Poses Global Threat A new study finds that freshwater resources are rapidly disappearing, creating arid “mega” regions and causing sea levels to rise.

NEW: “Staggering” Water Loss Driven by Groundwater Mining Poses Global Threat

A new study finds that freshwater resources are rapidly disappearing, creating arid “mega” regions and causing sea levels to rise.

By @abrahm.bsky.social

Statistics Canada says income gap hit record high in first quarter Statistics Canada says the income gap between the country's highest and lowest income households reached a record high in the first quarter of 2025.

"Unemployment is rising...in particular for young people — young graduates coming out of school, they're not finding their first job," said @kjscott.bsky.social, a senior researcher focused on gender equality and public policy at @policyalternatives. ottawa.citynews.ca/2025/07/16/s...

Wait, this guy is running for reelection?

Yeah I just know some places you can’t get them because they’re on a fire route and/or classified as an arterial (my street!)

Toronto: Let's get moving on public transit improvements! Are you tired of traffic and slow, unreliable travel times? Show your support for priority bus and streetcar lanes as a win for reliable transit, cost of living, and the environment!

Thanks @environmentaldefence.ca for launching this campaign calling on Toronto City Council to support priority bus & streetcar lanes ahead of the July 16 Executive Committee meeting. We can't afford to let our carbrain opponents win! #TTC #TOpoli #RapidTO act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/174280/...

“These transit lanes are a win-win," says @HowSenChong from TEA. "They will move more people quickly to where they need to go, and help Toronto cut pollution and make important progress towards its climate goals." #topoli

Both can be true - lots of people chilling, and a dedicated hardcore set continuing to drive, erm, revenues whenever there’s road capacity. That said, if they install speed bumps and the hardcore set tries to jackhammer them, we’d probably be able to catch them in the act

Canada should build public cloud infrastructure rather than relying on U.S. tech giants - CCPA During the 2025 election campaign, prime minister Mark Carney made a striking admission about Canada’s dependence on U.S. tech companies. The Canadian government was in the process of choosing a partn...

The Canadian government is deeply reliant on U.S. tech companies for internet infrastructure. In a period of "nation-building projects," Canada should begin building the infrastructure for a public Canadian internet. By @parismarx.com @policyalternatives.ca
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Canada should build public cloud infrastructure rather than relying on U.S. tech giants - CCPA During the 2025 election campaign, prime minister Mark Carney made a striking admission about Canada’s dependence on U.S. tech companies. The Canadian government was in the process of choosing a partn...

Canada needs to reduce its dependence on US tech companies — and cloud infrastructure is a perfect place to start.

For @policyalternatives.ca, I explain the threat posed by our dependence on US-owned data centres and why we need a public cloud that isn’t shaped by the need for shareholder profits.

I've argued here that a US annexation of Canada will not be done militarily -- it will be done economically. Limiting Canada's ability to raise revenues could be part of a broader strategy to undermine our sovereignty.

Something to watch out for, anyway.

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I struggle with this interpretation as I haven’t seen any real moves by the feds to take on the gatekeeper role these US tech companies play. If you see any signs, please share…

Happy Canada Day. We won’t become the 51st state, just a branch office for Microsoft, Uber, Airbnb and Amazon. #ElbowsGone #CUSMA

What are the signs of heat illness? Heat-related illness exists on a spectrum, so recognizing early symptoms is key to avoiding progression

Gift article: heat exhaustion and heat stroke www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/0b2b304...

Harvard hired a researcher to uncover its ties to slavery. He says the results cost him his job: ‘We found too many slaves’ When the extent of the university’s involvement with slavery was unearthed, a scholar tracking descendants of enslaved workers was suddenly fired

Hey, everybody! We can all hate Harvard again.

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Tactics without strategy: How Trump’s weakness and Netanyahu’s self-interest exploded in Iran The attacks bore the twin hallmarks of Israeli military actions under Netanyahu: Tactically brilliant but lacking any strategic vision

Gift article: Saunders on Iran//Israel www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/0b2b304...

What about the UNDRIP Act?

Yikes

Hi anonymous person. As with bike lanes, transit priority plans should be fixed, not discarded. We need affordable and effective transportation alternatives - the questions are all around how, not whether.

Woah. That’s a whole new level of astroturf. Wonder who they hired to do that.

Would prefer a bus lane to a sea of idling cars moving 5 km an hour. Same number of people moved; better air

And/or a bot

This is amazing

Hollowed out: Ontario public hospitals and the rise of private staffing agencies - CCPA Ontario’s hospitals are being privatized through the costly use of for-profit staffing agencies

Hollowed out: Ontario public hospitals and the rise of private staffing agencies. Hospitals are being privatized through the costly use of for-profit staffing agencies, by @alonghurst.bsky.social www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... via @policyalternatives.ca

NYU withholds diploma of student who condemned Israel in graduation speech University says it ‘strongly denounces’ commencement speech by Logan Rozos, who called out ‘atrocities’ in Gaza

shame on @newyorkuniversity.bsky.social! It is withholding Logan Rozos’ diploma for mentioning Palestinians’ suffering at NYU's graduation ceremony. Rozos is a model of courage. NYU an embarrassment.

Hahahahahahah

TANK vs TESLA

"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"

- ⁠WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank

This is the undisputed truth.

In 2021, the City banned Tiny Mile’s food delivery robots, Province said they’d do a pilot, and the City could opt in or not, looks like City opted in. Worst, MT says City has no jurisdiction over this. Magna partnered w/ Uber spin-off Serve Robotics on this; aim is to replace food delivery workers.

Read this thread on Magna's proposed delivery robot pilot - which is mostly digital infrastructure that happens to be taking up physical space regulated by the Highway Traffic Act.