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A four panel text conversation. Panel 1: Demi says "Let me just check on the hot people. Ya'll good?" Panel 2: The hot people respond: "Yes, thanks so much for asking." Panel 3: Demi turns to Raph and says "Moneybags?" Panel 4: Raph responds "I'm also hot."

when he's a hot mr. mcmoneybags

British sports teams and bodies ‘failing to safeguard’ women from online abuse * Study finds organisations ‘shirking their duty of care’ * Issue raised again this week by England’s Jess Carter Most of Britain’s leading sports teams and governing bodies still have no specific safeguarding policies to protect women from online abuse, research has found. The study, which analysed the public policies of 52 organisations and clubs across football, cricket and rugby union, warns they are “shirking their duty of care, shifting the responsibility on to athletes to safeguard themselves” as a result. Continue reading...

British sports teams and bodies ‘failing to safeguard’ women from online abuse

every new recruit gets a white hood and a copy of mein kampf

Do they need to be able to read? Because, I really don't think they do

Why isn’t the Canadian government acting in line with what Canadians actually think about Palestine?

A new poll from Angus Reid shows 52% of Canadians now say Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians.

Will this finally push the government to end Canada's complicity?

Education Minister cut Māori words from future junior books, documents reveal The near-total ban was driven by concern it would be confusing for children learning to read English, documents show.

This is assimilation era pedagogy.
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Shit about to pop off in DC

Not great!

Defund the National Post and Postmedia The people behind the National Post have become propagandists for genocide, and traitors to Canada’s Fourth Estate. Defund Postmedia.

Since this article was published, The National Post has deleted their social media post that spread misinformation about journalist Anas Al-Sharif’s assassination.

They have also updated the article’s headline — but will they issue a retraction?

Our good friends at The Goose explain why Andrew Tate and Jordan Peterson not only suck, but they suck for the environment too!

Ally and Demi WANT YOUR VOTE 🫵

#GameChanger

YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic Government quietly drops its fight for tougher anti-protest laws used to arrest hundreds of people

“The right to protest is one we protect fiercely” Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has said.

The government has just been defeated in the Court of Appeal in its attempt to curb our right to protest. It should now be reviewing all arrests made under these unlawful powers

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Qatar cybercrime law amendments raise press freedom concerns - Committee to Protect Journalists Washington, D.C., August 8, 2025—Qatari authorities should reconsider the implications of an amendment to the country’s cybercrime law, which could be used to prosecute journalists, photojournalists, ...

Qatar approved an amendment to a cybercrime law that criminalizes publishing or circulating photos or videos of people in public places without their consent. Violations are punishable by up to one year in prison, a fine of up to 100,000 Qatari riyals (about USD$27,500), or both.

Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star

The Best Comedy Series Of 2025 Is The Antidote To Everything You Hate About Streaming - SlashFilm Dropout's Game Changer is a perfect example of how creative people can cheaply use a classic format to get modern viewers emotionally invested in the outcome.

I’ve spent all season analyzing why @gamechangershow.bsky.social is the best of the best, and it shouldn’t be a surprise that talking to @samreich.bsky.social about it made everything click into place.

My latest feature for @slashfilm.bsky.social.

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We're 300 followers away from 70,000. 300 more would be really nice. But you know what would be even better? 300 plus 30,000.

Bluesky: help a museum out

🧵 We make an effort to not use Amazon for the campaign but truly the BEST way you can contribute to our campaign right now is by (1) donating and (2) sharing our donation link with others.

Here are some of the ways your money will be used: secure.actblue.com/donate/abu-bluesky

What they're really doing to the homeless in DC!

This Sunday, we’re hosting a back to school drive in Evanston with 500 free backpacks, all-day free haircuts, and free food by two of the best restaurants in Evanston!

Drop by the Fleetwood-Jourdain Center this Sunday afternoon to start the school year with everything you need!

I was sad that the main dig area was closed when I was there in June. It's my favourite section

I love this so much and I am absolutely tearing up about it. The gentleness and plainness of this, the way he just lets her be her (and she seems so damn lovely, who wouldn’t?), the generosity.

It isn’t going to solve the world’s problems, but this kind of humanity is a hell of a start.

Defund the National Post and Postmedia The people behind the National Post have become a propagandists for genocide, so and traitors to Canada’s Fourth Estate. Defund Postmedia.

"Canadians need to cancel the National Post. In an era when conservative-leaning journalism is racing to the bottom to become far-right propaganda, Postmedia has set a new standard for debasing themselves. They are traitors to Canada’s Fourth Estate."

An editorial by @taylornoakes.com.

Someone on Twitter realizing ChatGPT is bad then begging Elon Musk to save her

People will forget how to swallow and ingest food without asking a computer or a billionaire by 2032.

They Cleaned Subways During Covid. Now They’ll Get Millions in Back Pay.

They cleaned subways during Covid. Now, they’ll get millions in back pay.

So proud of our team in the @nyccomptroller.bsky.social’s Bureau of Labor Law who won this $3 million settlement on behalf of 450 mostly immigrant workers who risked their safety for ours.

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/n...

Real Madrid 'firmly rejects' US-hosted match and warns of 'a turning point in the world of football' Real Madrid “firmly rejects” having a regular-season Spanish league game played in the United States and has warned of “a turning point in the world of football.”

Real Madrid said it “firmly rejects” having a regular-season Spanish league game played in the United States and warned of “a turning point in the world of football.”

One of the most thorough discussions of the pros and cons of free buses in a North American context.

Ontario jobless hits 700,000. Does anyone care? There's a lot of public fretting about what Trump might do, but 700,000 Ontario workers already without a job have been mostly ignored.

700,000 Ontario workers now jobless but Ontario’s elite doesn’t care
Chamber of Commerce, Board of Trade and Ontario Liberal Party issued no comment
Toronto Star didn’t even report on Toronto unemployment hitting 9.0%
Doug Ford faces no accountability. #cdnpoli
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Buried in the regime's political takeover letter of the Smithsonian is the worst bit. Unlike exhibits, which are non-destructive towards primary materials, temporary in nature, and reversible, the foundational collections are irreplacable. They want to be able to throw stuff out.