Peter Wheeland

Politicians want to normalise what’s happening in Gaza. Our moral outrage won’t let that happen | Nesrine Malik The more shocking the carnage becomes, the more people are punished for speaking out. This just makes it clear how much is really at stake, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

QUOTE: How many such crimes, committed and buried under cover of Gaza’s darkness, without footage to contradict Israel’s claims, have taken place?
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Video of killing of Gaza aid workers shows ambulance lights were on, despite IDF claims ***

I'm sure there's a great explanation for burying the ambulances, too.
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It’s the only simple way to share news links on Facebook in Canada. I left Twitter after Musk took over, which I replaced with BlueSky

ANALYSIS | U.S. could lose democracy status, says global watchdog | CBC News Possibly defying a court order. Urging his Justice Department to prosecute nemeses. Repeatedly calling the media 'illegal.' Declaring a predecessor's pardon null and void. U.S. President Donald Trump ...

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John Irving | Tout le monde en parle L'écrivain présente son nouveau roman, Les fantômes de l'hôtel Jérome.

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Canada is so furious at the US right now Vox’s correspondent in Canada reports on the reaction to Trump’s tariffs.

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Hope hurts

It's not surprising. The Globe bumped my subscription to $36.75 a month from $86.23 a year ($7.19/mo) while I wasn't paying attention. My Times subscription is $2.30 a month. My Washington Post sub is $34.49 for a year ($2.87/mo).

Canadian Newsrooms Ill Prepared To Meet Critical Moment “It’s always about ‘streamlining’ now.”

QUOTE: "Other major outlets like the Globe and Mail, while subscription-based, face major competition from CNN, Apple News and The New York Times, which have swept up Canadian news consumers in “large numbers,” according to the Reuters Institute."

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Gaza death toll has been significantly underreported, study finds | CNN The number of people killed in Gaza is significantly higher than the figure reported by authorities in the enclave, a peer-reviewed study by researchers from a leading health research university in th...

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This is the same guy who thinks praying in public is a problem, right?

It's hard to quit so close to the finish line, but I need to put my blog-writing on hold while I attempt to make sense of a world on the brink.
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Colonoscopies come with Propofol tho

I'm only here because you announced you were adding the app, so take some responsibility, bro.