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Some professors at the University of St. Thomas are doing a research project on the effects of the ICE occupation on Twin Cities parents. They're looking for parents who are US citizens, who live in the Twin Cities metro area, and who have kids ages 5-10.

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How weird because giving the private sector “more scope” in the UK did not work out well - see below headline.
Studies consistently show that private sector involvement in public health leads to poorer health outcomes - RNZ noted this last year:
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Bar graph showing change in belief from 2024 to 2025 that it is important for governments to continue funding colleges and universities, ranging from “very important” to “not important at all.”

Survey findings show a growing majority of Canadians support public funding for colleges and universities.

Learn more in the latest issue of the Bulletin: www.caut.ca/bulletin/gro...

The moms risking arrest to protect gender-affirming care for trans youth The government wants to ban the care nationwide. Hospitals are shutting down treatment. Parents just want it all to stop.

The moms risking arrest to protect gender-affirming care for trans youth 19thnews.org/2026/03/moms... via @19thnews.org

Building Resilience: Women's Leadership Against Violent Extremism Join our virtual panel for International Women's' Day

I’m giving a talk today about transphobia, state violence & right wing radicalization today for the NATO Association of Canada. Register here if you wanna join the convo!

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B.C. Doctors Flag Alarming Health Trends Near Fracking Sites Researchers met with the city of Dawson Creek in British Columbia to share insights about how fracking in the region is affecting public health.

- Cancers
- unexplained scarring on the lungs
- impaired fetal growth
- premature birth
- heart disease

Canadian doctors warn of alarming health trends near fracking sites:

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Israel unlawfully used white phosphorus in Lebanon: HRW Images verified by Human Rights Watch show Israel fired white phosphorus in populated areas of southern Lebanon.

Images verified by Human Rights Watch show Israel fired white phosphorus in populated areas of southern Lebanon.

Which US and Israeli military companies are profiting from the Iran war?

Which US and Israeli military companies are profiting from the Iran war? https://aje.news/z0iez4

The No World Order Meir Kahane, Netanyahu, Trump, and the war beyond Iran.

"Trump is not the architect of the Iran war, only its vehicle."

On who's really in charge:
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-no-wor...

COVID deaths: more than 10 million children lost a parent or carer The consequences of losing a parent can be profound, but the right support can reduce the impact.

We heard constantly about lockdown harms but never about the 10 million orphaned by opening up with unmitigated schools. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Imagine a university telling a political lobby group that they would ban a historically accurate, non-offensive term “from all future course materials”.

It violates academic freedom and a student’s right to education.

Rebecca Solnit Says the Left’s Next Hero Is Already Here

This happened. The print interview was edited in ways that feel very jumpy, but I got to say some things. Like: Maybe changing the world is more like caregiving than it is like war. Too many people still expect it to look like war. [and then there's a crazy jump-cut w/out transition.]

Expert warns that Canada’s involvement in the conflict in Middle East could have global ramifications Canada’s Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan said Thursday that Canada may provide defence support to its Gulf partners, echoing Prime Minister Mark Carney’s previous comments on the Middl...

Expert warns that Canada’s involvement in the conflict in Middle East could have global ramifications

“If this war goes beyond the current impacted regions, terrorism could be a risk, including to civilian airliners.”

By Robin Della Corte via CTV News

On 🏙️ FREE CITY RADIO 🏙️ ep307 researcher Aaron Vansintjan explains why Canada needs public grocery stores in a conversation exploring that other public options for grocery stores exist in different parts of the world.

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OpenAI's fund raising boom slows amid mounting debt Experts have begun to question the AI startup's path forward amid surging financial needs and no profit plan.

Experts have begun to question the AI startup’s path forward amid surging financial needs and no profit plan.

Fears for Irish soldiers after attack on peacekeepers' UN post in Lebanon There are reports of casualties at the scene of the attack at a UNIFIL post in south Lebanon

Israel's attacking UN peacekeepers in Lebanon by the way. www.irishstar.com/news/world-n...

I'm in a pagan group. One evening during a sea ritual at the beach one of our more prominent members said that she heard a song in the waves that was in another language, and everyone was awestruck. In fact, it was just me singing a song from Moana. I can't tell anyone.

The number of civilians killed in Iran following US and Israeli strikes in the country since last Saturday climbed to 1,172 as of 5 p.m. ET Friday, according to the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA). https://cnn.it/4cuUVM4

Disapproval for Iran War Among Experts Is Sky-High A poll of IR scholars reveals strong opposition to the conflict and fears about its risks.

Given that this conflict's cons far outweigh any alleged pros, it falls in either of two camps of Trump's incentives: a) greed, and b) personal grievance. I suspect it falls under the latter.

foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/06/i...

NS budget shortfalls force Tim Houston to eliminate ocean HALIFAX - After months of slashing provincial revenue, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston has announced that he has been forced to entirely cut the Atlantic Ocean from the province.

NS budget shortfalls force Tim Houston to eliminate ocean

The many eras of the AIDS Committee of Toronto—including its final bow | Xtra Magazine As Canada’s oldest AIDS organization closes its doors after more than four decades, Xtra dives deep into its community history and why it’s come to an end

For over 40 years, the AIDS Committee of Toronto has been a leader in HIV/AIDS advocacy. Later this month, the organization is shutting down. We dive into some of its extensive community history.

High water consumption in The Dalles, Oregon For a year during 2022-2023, the US city of the Dalles, OR, fought “The Oregonian” newspaper in court trying to keep secret the public records of how much water it supplied to Google’s data centers located there. Google had paid for the city’s legal expenses incurred suing “The Oregonian” and Google also paid for the settlement, which made public that Google was consuming 29% of the city’s water. That amount of water could cover the city to a depth of 2 inches/5 cm, according to “The Oregonian”‘s coverage. Around that time Google disclosed in its corporate environmental reports some data about its water usage, which all the Big 3 had previously refused to disclose.

I wish it was more widely known that Google fought like absolute mongrels against media outlets to avoid disclosing water consumption data - the only reason they disclose that data now is because they were pressured by activists and journalists

cloud.sustainability.watch/explore-issu...

"The First 36 Hours of War Consumed Over 3,000 U.S.-Israeli Munitions. Replenishing stockpiles depends on vulnerable critical mineral chains." foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/05/i...

This chart of Government support to Ukraine: By month, speaks for itself. Ukraine is now clearly a European project.

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Houston unbalanced the books with unwise tax and toll rollbacks, then used massive deficit to rationalize slashing crucial programs and public services - Halifax Examiner As it cuts crucial programs, the premier's budget still contains some generous funding for billionaires, corporations and extractive industries, and seems to be ignoring revenue streams from valuing a...

Houston unbalanced the books with unwise tax and toll rollbacks, then used massive deficit to rationalize slashing crucial programs and public services
By @joanbaxter.bsky.social

We should cut HRP and give Halifax Fire an increase.

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PEPFAR, the program to stop hundreds of thousands of children and adults from dying of HIV/AIDS, was $6.5 billion a year.