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War won’t free Iran As the United States and Israel launch strikes that plunge Iran into war, ordinary Iranians pay the price. Military escalation won’t resolve Iran’s internal crisis — it will empower hardliners and cru...

War won’t free Iran.

As the US and Israel launch strikes that plunge #Iran into war, ordinary Iranians pay the price. It will empower hardliners and crush the same protesters demanding rights, dignity, and freedom.

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"The Trump team has multiple, overlapping motivations for each of these military actions. Suppressing non-U.S. oil production is rarely the primary driver for military action, but it is a recurring contributing factor that makes certain targets more attractive than others."

I’ve said it before and it’s demonstrably true: Conservatives consider drug users to be a drain on the state and would rather they die. So they enact a policy that hastens their deaths.

Israel is the real 51st state

NDP Leadership Debate: For People & The Planet - Leadnow

There will be one more debate involving the NDP leadership candidates—I'm honoured to be hosting it!

"For People & The Planet"
Monday at 7 PM eastern/4PM pacific
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And a reminder that @ricochetmedia.bsky.social will never have paywalls. We believe public-interest journalism should always be free.

Modi and Netanyahu’s ‘bromance’ is more than optics — It’s a strategic axis in the making Modi and Netanyahu’s alliance reflects a growing strategic axis between India and Israel in ideology, arms, and technology.

Modi and Netanyahu’s ‘bromance’ is more than optics — it’s a strategic axis in the making

#Canada must now decide whether its growing courtship of an increasingly far-right #India can truly remain anchored in human rights.

New from Shenaz Kermalli:

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#cdnpoli

Deeply disappointed to see @reuters.com put up a paywall. Legacy orgs should be doing everything they can to cut through the misinformation and disinformation, which is always free and never paywalled.

This is only helping the fascist far right. The world needs more free journalism, not less.

News outlets "likely hesitated to publish important leaks after seeing what happened" to Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson, whose home the government raided, FPF's Seth Stern said.

Read more from @brianstelter.bsky.social:

Sam Altman’s anti-human worldview OpenAI CEO downgrades humanity in pursuit of goal to merge with computers

OpenAI is a menace. Two recent stories make that clearer than ever.

One day you have Sam Altman denigrating humanity to defend AI. The next, WSJ reveals OpenAI could have alerted Canadian police of a potential mass shooter, but refused pressure from employees. That person went on to kill 8 people.

It really is fascinating how overt it now is that there are certain - really not controversial - ideas that you aren’t allowed to say on television.

Tar sands oil through DAPL: Oil giants trying to tie Canada’s future to Trump’s fossil empire Analysis of the ambitious plan to transport Alberta tar sands oil through DAPL and its connection to the fossil fuel agenda in Canada.

Oil giants trying to tie Canada’s future to Trump’s fossil empire.

Plan to ship Alberta crude through the Dakota Access Pipeline, deepening Ottawa’s alliance with far-right U.S. billionaires, despite Indigenous resistance from #StandingRock to #Wetsuweten.

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#cdnpoli

‘Militantly illegal police conduct’: Conviction shatters years of protection for Thunder Bay police sergeant Thunder Bay police sergeant convicted for ‘militantly illegal police conduct,’ a shocking end to a protective shield around officers.

‘Militantly illegal police conduct’: Conviction shatters years of protection for #ThunderBay police sergeant.

The guilty verdict exposes not just one rogue officer, but a culture of corruption and systemic racism inside the TBPS.

New from @jonthompson.bsky.social:

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Giuffre bravely spoke up as early as 2011, but @jkbjournalist.bsky.social Brown came in in 2017-2018, reached out and gained the trust of other victims/survivors, and put together the massive investigation that led to Epstein's arrest and seizure of the evidence....

Feminism laid the groundwork, set it all into motion, etc.

"...older waves of feminism..had put women in positions to decide who matters and what’s true, in jobs as judges and lawyers, as editors and producers, as heads of institutions and elected officials, and had also equipped a lot of men to treat women as human beings whose rights matter...."

Canada should be a voice of moral clarity as the world inches closer to Doomsday With the Doomsday clock closer to midnight, Canada should be a voice of moral clarity to address escalating global threats.

Canada should be a voice of moral clarity as world inches closer to Doomsday.

With scientists warning that humanity is closer than ever to catastrophe, Carney is aligning Canada with Trump instead of standing up oppose him.

New from @militaryimpacts.bsky.social:

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Surveillance spores: How Doug Ford is spreading surveillance technology throughout the province Understand how Doug Ford is spreading surveillance technology throughout the province and what it means for citizens' rights.

How Doug Ford is spreading surveillance tech throughout #Ontario

After scrapping speed cameras, Ford has overseen the expansion of a province-wide, cloud-based surveillance network — handing private firms control over public space.

New from @terraloire.bsky.social:

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On the latest episode of IBWTE, @caradrianh.bsky.social sits down with @marshalederman.bsky.social, award-winning columnist at @theglobeandmail.com. Lederman talks about how she's struggled to navigate the post Oct 7th world.

Listen wherever you get podcasts.

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Holy moly: Seattle’s millionaire tax, passed last year, is expected to bring in $115 million in its 1st year, way more than the $50 million anticipated.

The funds will go to the city’s new social housing developer publicola.com/2026/02/11/t...

(Is NY Gov Hochul paying attention?)

I've been working on the assumption that Earth has already passed the point of no return for some time now.

“Canadians think we are doing a better job than we are, in contrast to the United States, especially with Trump,” she said. “Canadians assume our leaders stand up for human rights. Except we don’t particularly.”

#CarneyCaves #CdnPoli

Elizabeth May: ‘Speechless’ at Carney’s climate betrayal On Ricochet’s In Bed with the Elephant, the Green Party leader reflects on 50 years of activism — and warns that Mark Carney’s pipeline push and climate rollbacks abandon science, future generations, ...

Elizabeth May: ‘Speechless’ at Carney’s climate betrayal.

On #IBWTE, the @canadiangreens.bsky.social leader sits down with @caradrianh.bsky.social to reflect on 50 years of activism — and warns that Mark Carney’s #climate rollbacks betrays future generations:

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‘Biblical Diseases’ Could Resurge in Africa, Health Officials Fear

We are contributing to a resurgence in "biblical diseases." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/h... (late to this from @stephanienolen.bsky.social )

Ending Amira Elghawaby’s role sends a chilling message to Muslim Canadians The termination of Amira Elghawaby’s position sends a chilling message to Muslim Canadians, questioning commitment to change.

Ending @amiraelghawaby.bsky.social’s role sends a chilling message to Muslim Canadians.

Folding Islamophobia into a generic council ignores rising hate—ending a role that gave a generation of young Muslims the courage to speak up.

New from Sakina Ghayyur:

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The Narwhal and Amber Bracken’s case against the RCMP, explained. Reporter Justin Brake breaks down what’s at stake for press freedom in @The Narwhal’s historic trial against the RCMP, and everything ... TikTok video by Ricochet Media

"The final fight for #pressfreedom begins here."

The latest from @justinbrake.bsky.social covering @thenarwhal.ca and @amberbracken.bsky.social’s case against the RCMP.

What’s at stake, what could happen next, and what has led to this moment?

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