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"rumors of the death of winter are greatly exaggerated" gives too much credence to climate change denialism. @katharinehayhoe.com's term "global weirding" fixes the problem. The overall trend is warming but don't forget to add in freak severe weather. Less snow overall but probably more blizzards.

Some refugees, newcomers in Manitoba receive unequal support, new report suggests | CBC News A new report by University of Manitoba researchers suggests some refugees and newcomers to the province have received vastly different levels of government support depending on their circumstances, in...

New report from @ccpamb.bsky.social says feds, province should apply measures introduced for Ukrainians to all refugees, displaced people @ccpamb.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Demand a public inquiry into Alberta’s oil and gas cleanup problem You pay your taxes. You pay your bills. You clean up your own mess. It’s the law. Why should oil and gas companies have a different set of rules? Oil and gas executives are breaking their promise to…

You clean up your mess. Oil companies won’t. 
 
Now, Alberta’s MAS could make taxpayers foot their $130B cleanup bill.
 
Enough. Demand a public inquiry into AB’s well cleanup crisis now.
 
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Good for those students who are resisting. Hopefully they take this as training for a life of engagement with democracy through activism and participation. It's a fairly low-stakes onramp for learning to challenge injustice.

Journee Ours Temoin? You should probably be paying a human to do your French translations. The "effort" of getting machine translation so you've got a French version is wasted when you end up with something stupid like "day of witness about bears".

Hint: spending even one cent on fighter jets is the exact opposite of taking climate action.

The Canadian government pays lip service to climate but acts like it doesn't believe it's real either. *Do* we know better? Let's act like it. What are *you* doing to ensure the Liberal government makes policies and spending decisions that reflect a real concern about climate change?

Settler Colonialism–Genocide–Athleticide: The Destruction of Sport in Occupied Palestine Derek Silva,1 Nathan Kalman-Lamb,2 Chen Chen,3 Kristi Allain,4 Jason Laurendeau,5 Janelle Joseph,6 Daniel Sailofsky,7 Shrehan Lynch,8 Anthony Weems,9 Leyla Hamed,10 Priyansh,7 Adam Ali,11 Roc Rochon,12 Zuleikha Chikh,13 Charlotte Phillips,14 Jules Boykoff,12 R. Taha,7 Jess Nachman,14 Zeana Hamdonah,7 Thomas Ross Griffin,15 Anima Adjepong,16 and Jeffrey Montez de Oca17 1 King’s University College, Western University, London, ON, Canada; 2 University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada; 3 University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA; 4 St. Thomas University, Fredericton, NB, USA; 5 University of Lethbridge, Calgary, AB, Canada; 6 Brock University, St Catharines, ON, Canada; 7 University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; 8 University of East London, London, United Kingdom; 9 Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC, USA; 10 Independent Journalist, Madrid, Spain; 11 Western University, London, ON, Canada; 12 Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR, USA; 13 Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom; 14 York University, Toronto, ON, Canada; 15 Qatar University, Doha, Qatar; 16 University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA; 17 University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO, USA In this paper, our scholarly collective traces how athleticide—defined here as the obliteration of sport, sporting cultures, and athletics through the killing, arrest, detention, or disabling of athletes, coaches, staff, officials, and administrators and the destruction of athletic infrastructure and history—has been part of the US–NATO-funded Israeli state’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza since October 2023. Although much of the literature focuses on the philosophical, ethical, and political foundations of events that are conventionally described as “genocide,” little scholarly attention has been paid to genocide in the disparate fields that make up sports studies. Even less attention has been paid t…

No Israeli appearance in global sport can be understood outside the context of the athleticide it has committed in Gaza—and not been held accountable for.

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A member of the Israeli bobsled team is a reservist in the 188th Armored Brigade, a brigade that carried out the triple-tap attack on journalists at Nasser Hospital.

There is simply no moral argument for allowing war criminals to compete at the Olympics.

It was time to re-evaluate (i.e., remove USA from) the Safe Third Country agreement during the 1stadministration of the Orange Man. Things didn't improve enough to change that need over the next four years and now it's just horrific that dumpster fire of a nation is considered safe for anyone.

Who knew you could just be a human being as a politician? You could just make good things happen. Why is this so hard for everyone else?

Tell Minister Solomon: We Don’t Need Israel’s Genocidal AI

It is unacceptable for Canada to promote “dialogue” with Israel on AI. The Israeli military uses Israeli AI and tech to surveil and target Palestinians. Email MP Solomon & PM Carney to tell them we don’t need Israel’s genocidal AI. share.nwmd.social/s/CklMbogJ

You can just do it, @mark-carney.bsky.social.

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Any affordability assistance that doesn't tackle the root problem (exploitative monopolies that Canada allows to flourish) isn't a real solution. It's actually making the problem worse and treating Canadians like they're stupid.

You have a lot more power than you are exercising to control the Canadian grocery magnates. Forcing them to lower prices would support Canadians more than some convoluted rebate on the barely-taxed-anyway over-priced items.

It's criminally underused for being such a beautiful station in the heart of the city. A renovation about a decade ago removed the beautiful wooden benches in the waiting area. It's much more open and bright now but sad to lose the old classic look. Even less reason to linger. :(

That's good news. (As of this morning, her website still had the link, but I do understand how those little details can be the hardest ones to update after a decision has been made.) Now to get the government to leave en masse!

@senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social has been calling for the Canadian government to get off it for more than a year but even @senmarilou.bsky.social with her advocacy for women hasn't made the recent sexual violence from the app's AI her reason to leave. What do they think they are accomplishing there?

Reminder: journalists get arrested in Canada too.

In fact, The Narwhal is in court right now challenging the RCMP for arresting photojournalist Amber Bracken. Our editor-in-chief,Carol Linnitt, testifies today and Monday, and court is open to the public if you're in Vancouver.

Read the full statement here: movement-media.org/statement-fr...

Hey @thestar.com this is disgusting. Don't steal the work of an independent journalist, fail to credit them, and then paywall it.

Screenshot of a Wall Street Journal opinion article titled “A Guaranteed Income Won’t Stop People From Wanting to Work,” by Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo. A subheading says evidence from programs around the world suggests basic income does not make recipients lazier. Below the headline is a photo of several women sitting outdoors at a table working.

"Not only don't people work less when they are guaranteed an income, they might actually put in more effort at work. And the fact that they have more money to spend leads to the creation of more jobs."

Nobel Prize–winning economists Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo

At a time when a majority of elected supposedly left-wing American officials can't bring themselves to stop funding an out-of-control, constitution-violating law enforcement agency, the famously corrupt worldwide soccer agency is the last place you'd expect to find some moral fortitude!

TLDR: this helps the grocery store magnates more than it helps Canadians who can't afford groceries.

You're happy to "put money in our pockets" because you like money in YOUR pockets. By merely dribbling a few $$ at us – rather than reforming the whole system and *reducing your profits* – you get what you want ($$) while bamboozling overstressed citizens to believe your have helped them.

They admit it every time they call one of "the bad ones" a "bad apple." Yes, that's the point of the saying: one bad apple ruins the whole bunch.

Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti Parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti “We are heartbroken but also very angry. Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact. I do not throw around the ‘hero’ term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed. Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.

Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.

"Please get the truth out about our son."

If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.

Furthermore, Canada has been a full participant in destroying the rules based order by turning a blind eye to genocide. (to name just one thing that's problematic.)