Newfoundlanders join convoy trying to break Israel’s siege of Gaza – The Independent Nikita Stapleton, Sadie Mees and Devoney Ellis are in the Mediterranean preparing to launch

Newfoundlanders join convoy trying to break Israel’s siege of Gaza theindependent.ca/news/lji/new...

Witnesses describe ‘horror’ after Israeli forces fire at Palestinians waiting for aid trucks At least 51 people killed and hundreds wounded in Khan Younis as they sought food supplies, says Gaza health ministry

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Prime Minister Carney must take decisive action to end genocide in Gaza — Alex Neve: Moving Rights Along We write because of the catastrophic human rights and humanitarian crisis in Gaza, now into its twentieth month, which is broadly understood by international law experts and leading human rights organ...

Canada must act now @mark-carney.bsky.social
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Linda McQuaig: Mark Carney’s stand on Gaza could actually make a difference Prime Minister Mark Carney was correct in acting with urgency. Not only are lives at stake in Gaza, but there’s an urgent need for Canada to stand up for international law.

www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... yes, good for @mark-carney.bsky.social

And with this corrupting influence, no wonder my students think a 20-page article is too long. Demon software, be gone 👿

The AI app, which MS has forced upon me, has “suggested” that a 17 page chapter “appears to be a long document” and that I should “save time by reading a summary.” Does this feeble instrument know they are talking to an academic trained to read 100+ pages/day?

We can’t build a country without knowledgable, skilled & smart people who understand history, politics, ethics & policy and have a commitment to democracy. We need more Canada research chairs and a reversal on limiting international students. Now is the time for Canadian universities to lead.

The Group Behind Project 2025 Has a Plan to Crush the Pro-Palestinian Movement

The Group Behind Project 2025 Has a Plan to Crush the Pro-Palestinian Movement
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Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Ukraine and Gaza in first Sunday blessing as pontiff Leo picked up the papal tradition of offering a Sunday blessing at noon, but unlike his predecessors, the new pope went to the center of the square

Pope Leo IV is off to a good start: www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...

Recount sees Liberals take Quebec riding of Terrebonne by single vote The Liberals inched another seat closer to a majority government Saturday after a judicial recount left their candidate as the winner in Terrebone.

Keep this on hand: every vote really does count
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There is suffering everywhere you look, says mother of emaciated baby girl trapped in Gaza Babies such as Siwar Ashour are suffering from malnutrition as crucial supplies run out amid Israel’s total blockade on aid

There is suffering everywhere you look, says mother of emaciated baby girl trapped in Gaza www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

Judge orders release of Tufts University doctoral student from ICE custody A federal judge in Vermont on Friday ordered that a Tufts University doctoral student be released on bail from ICE custody after her visa was revoked by the Trump administration. U.S. District Judge ...

Judge Sessions also highlighted several of the declarations that were submitted in Ozturk's defense, attesting to her "peaceful and compassionate character."
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Real Nazi stuff

Yes, more of this please.

Israel’s Total Blockade of Gaza Has Created ‘Catastrophic’ Conditions, Doctors Say The effect of Israel’s total siege has become “catastrophic,” doctors say. Food, water and medicine shortages are prompting a surge of preventable illnesses, and deaths.

@mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social @kayabagaarielle.bsky.social It is past time to act. This grotesque act of starving Palestinian children must end now.
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Wonderful profile of a great writer and a courage-inspiring woman ~

Israel has dropped more bombs in Gaza than fell on London, Dresden & Hamburg combined during WWII [𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘈𝘧𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘴].

Read that & consider that Gaza is, on average, only 5 miles wide & 25 miles in length.

Life expectancy has dropped from 75.5 years in 2023 to 40.6 years now [𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘵].

Genocide.

Badar never imagined that a country with a Scholars at Risk program would one day pose a risk to scholars, he told me.

JD Vance among last visitors to Pope Francis after series of public fallouts The US vice-president’s brief audience with the late pontiff came despite deep disagreements in recent months

Hmm yes, we all noticed that: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Accused war criminal wants Canada’s PM to shut up? Nah. Elbows up, Canada, here too. @charlieangus104.bsky.social @mark-carney.bsky.social @jagmeetsingh.ca @melaniejolycan.bsky.social

Opinion | Why Palestinian Christians Feel Betrayed by American Christians America’s religious right embraces far-right Israeli policies, leading to the repression of Palestinian Christians.

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Elizabeth Anscombe’s 1958 pamphlet, “Mr. Truman’s Degree” is a good read today.

So grateful for this reporting, to hear about the experience of those bombed by the US.

One of the signs held by a Sackets Harbor resident protesting the mother & three children being taken by ICE. Powerful.

Important reporting on this story below, by Marisa Kabas.

(📸 Ginger Storey-Welch)

Ten Britons accused of committing war crimes while fighting for Israel in Gaza Exclusive: Met to be handed dossier of evidence alleging crimes including killings of civilians and aid workers

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From 2011: www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

Israel executes 15 medics, and it doesn't even ruffle the surface of our election conversation? Shame.

Canadian-made arms reach Israel via the USA, despite Liberal promises to halt that.

Enough is enough. We need a real arms embargo.

End Canada's complicity in genocide.

The US promoted and funded the separation of South Sudan from Sudan and claimed it was necessary to give security for Sudanese Christians. Now they are shipping all South Sudanese back to the control of a regime they themselves consider unreliable. Everyone is just a pawn in their game.

More U.S. academics are looking to Canada amid Trump’s crackdown on universities. What does it mean for schools here? As U.S. scholars consider relocating, some critics warn that an influx of talent could impact job opportunities for Canadian academics.

“We can't take full advantage of a brain gain if we don't actually nurture the soil that is universities." @mark-carney.bsky.social
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Inside the Resurgence of Jewish-led Palestine Solidarity Jewish Studies scholar Oren Kroll-Zeldin discusses his new book “Unsettled,” which documents the new generation of American Jews resisting Israeli violence. Shane Burley  ( Waging Nonviolence ) - Over...

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