Matthew Hayes

Still believe in a two state solution? Want to help stop the illegal settlement expansion? The UN just released its updated list of companies from 11 countries still operating in Occupied Palestinian Territories. They include Airbnb, TripAdvisor, and Booking[dot]com.
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Anatomy of the 1987 Blue Jays collapse — cold bats, an injured shortstop and a real-life scare No matter what transpires this weekend, the final-week stumble in Detroit remains the gold standard for baseball collapse, certainly locally.

First time the Blue Jays broke my heart, memories from 1987: www.thestar.com/sports/blue-.... Not mentioned in the article was Cecil Fielder getting thrown out on a steal attempt (imagine). Next pitcth, Manny Lee tripled (he was stranded).

Fredericton's Take Back the Night March is sacred. Its violation is a major public safety issue for the city. Solidarity with Sexual Violence NB, its volunteers, and supporters. #nbpoli

Frédéric Lordon, Endgame — Sidecar Zionism and its destiny.

A lucid response to the two-state distraction in Palestine: newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...

Half of young Canadians spending more than 50% of earnings on rent New survey data suggests it is increasingly difficult to limit rental expenses to one-third of income

Wealth inequality in action, reproducing more wealth inequality. Past time to act: www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe...

Caving on the Digital Services Tax is looking like a great move right now. I wonder if Trump expects Carney to cave again. #cdnpoli #elbows

My understanding: many of the units along the hill that used to house students now house families - a major demographic shift that occurred in 2020-21.

I think UNB and STU might take them up on building more housing, but there is no federal or provincial money to help get it done and no internal funds either. Then there is also risk, which the unis can't afford to take on: will the residences pay out LT? So they rely on the market instead.

‘We faced hunger before, but never like this’: skeletal children fill hospital wards as starvation grips Gaza For months Israel kept food shipments to Gaza far below starvation rations. Now the death toll is rising rapidly

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I wonder who they think are going to go fishing in those dingies.

Gaza doctors ‘becoming too weak to treat patients’ as hunger crisis deepens Malnourished medical staff say they are struggling to provide care to injured civilians, while recovery rates are also hit by

Chilling: www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

What was this for?

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola 'so scared' by Israel-Gaza war Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says he is

Missed this last month: www.bbc.com/sport/footba...

Totally feel exactly the same way.

'Now I understand why Israel is denying journalists access to the appalling scene in Gaza' ***

"This is not a regional conflict, it is a glimpse into tomorrow."
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Behind a paywall. In short, it is worse than you imagine, and you will be hearing about it for a very long time.

Historian returning from Gaza: 'The most shocking thing is the gap with the outside world's perception' Jean-Pierre Filiu, a French historian who has traveled to the Gaza Strip many times over the years, spent a month in the Palestinian territory from December to January. He answered questions from Le M...

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Cabinet ministers told to find ‘ambitious’ savings by end of summer Ministers have been asked to cut 7.5 per cent from program spending next year, growing to 15 per cent by 2028-29

This is what the Conservatives would have done: www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
#Liberals

Yeah, I suppose because she thought being Canadian would protect her. In any case, she is right, this detention is undeserved. As it is for everyone going through it. The US needs immigration reform, its society relies on the work of people without rights.

‘I want my vote back’: Trump-voting family stunned after Canadian mother detained by Ice Family of Cynthia Olivera retracts support of president after immigration officials detained her at green card interview

“The US is my country,” Olivera remarked. “That’s where I met my husband. That’s where I went to high school, junior high, elementary [school]. That’s where I had my kids.”

Regrettably, not much difference between Cynthia and many other non-Canadian ICE detainees
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He’s 91 and facing eviction. How Toronto’s housing crisis is playing out for this senior Amid a heat warning in effect in Toronto on Friday, law enforcement and municipal political staff tried to find Isidoro Ventullo time, shelter space or another roof, to no avail.

Reminds me of a recent case in Fredericton: www.thestar.com/news/gta/hes...

ICE goons left a 13-year-old boy on the sidewalk after arresting the person he was with during a vehicle stop.

That Andor and films like it, apparently anti-authoritarian, resonate with so many on the Left should force some serious reflection on the relation between culture and politics, especially the extent to which those opposed to Trumpism also identify with some of the far right's symbolic pantheon.

The part on the antichrist is in the last 15 minutes or so. Obviously, this vision justifies nihilistic violence, as per Andor.

An alternative would require the libertarians to actually spend time with the egalitarian critique of modernity. But they have no interest in it.

Opinion | Peter Thiel and the Antichrist

Just finished Andor, which some folks have been saying is resonant with the Trumpist present. I didn't think. The whole Star Wars universe is the dark nightmare of the libertarian right, and the Empire is the Keynesian welfare state. Try listening to this: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/o...

Iranian woman, who has lived in US for 47 years, taken by Ice while gardening Madonna ‘Donna’ Kashanian, 64, was taken by plainclothes officers from her home in New Orleans

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On a Quiet Southern Border, Empty Farms and Frightened Workers

One woman in this article says she hurries her dog on walks, fearing every passing car are ICE agents. Total fear. This is what MAGA has done:
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...

The Israeli army refers to this practice as “Operation Salted Fish,” the Israeli version of the game ‘red light, green light.’

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Imagine if all these countries spent 5% of their GDP on actually addressing climate change, or on global health, or on ending poverty. But no. War it is, as always.