Nancy Smythe

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.

They’ve had their necks kneeled on.

They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.

At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.

Trudeau airport authority admits its contractor razed a meadow, ignoring conservation measures By razing a meadow to store construction materials, Aéroports de Montréal has again shown disdain for conservation projects, critics say.

Trudeau airport authority admits its contractor razed a meadow, ignoring conservation measures

Health officials urge precautions as West Nile virus cases rise across Ontario Health units across Ontario are reminding the public not to take mosquito bites lightly as the province steps into peak season for West Nile virus.

Health officials urge precautions as West Nile virus cases rise across Ontario

YouTube video by CTV News Protesters, supporters make their voices heard at Sean Feucht performance

Alberta UCPs, selling out Canada to MAGA and white Christian nationalists :

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Well, that was vomit-inducing.

I'm amazed at how patient he was. I would've taken a swing much sooner.
Wanna bet that racist Nazi wannabe is going to say that the other guy started it?

Inacceptable!!!!!

Good for them. And shame on the government for trying to force them to give up their right to strike.

If there is such a thing as god and a devil, the devil must be laughing his ass off at how easy it is to get humans to do his work in "God's" name.

Organized religions provide a convenient framework for controlling people, making them subservient to those who claim to speak in "god's" name. It's easy to get people to accept the unacceptable when it is framed as God's will. It becomes easy to force their view on others if "God is on their side"

It's certainly time for a global boycott of the US. Charlie is right

How did it go unnoticed? Take a culture of punishing and shutting down any discussion of sexuality, victim blaming, blind confidence in political, business, and spiritual leaders that leads to people siding with the predators instead of the victims. It's no surprise that most victims keep quiet.

To bad we don't make #HarleyDavidsons in #Canada 🙄

They can keep everything else...

The Invention of “Sesame Street” Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.

“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.

Russia has also declared war on literature. Look at what’s happening and be warned | Anna Aslanyan Books – on LGBT themes or Ukraine – are Moscow’s target this time. And there as elsewhere, self-censorship is amplifying oppressors’ work, says journalist Anna Aslanyan

Russia has also declared war on literature. Look at what’s happening and be warned | Anna Aslanyan

The US satire cartoon show South Park secured a five-year deal worth $1.5 billion with Paramount Global. They began their season with this clip, challenging Trump to sue them.

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It is up to every single Canadian to do everything that they can to reject everything US. Do not buy anything US. Do not travel to the US and that one is for more than one reason. Do not buy any Tesla products. Reject everything US . Let's fight for our Canada. Fight fight fight🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

Kudos to the @aflcio.org aflcio.org/paywatch

Basically... I'm inviting people to check out my old comic strips... There are a couple of thousand strips up there, from parodies, to illustrated songs by Bowie, The Decemberists, and Future Folk, and my multi-year journal strip.

pitabowcomics.tumblr.com/Strips

In 1994, I took a lot of heat for this speech warning that the American middle class was in danger. That was 29 years ag A Warning from 1994 of a Two-Tiered Society | Robert Reich

In 1994, I took a lot of heat for this speech warning that the American middle class was in danger. Watch and tell me if I was wrong. https://youtu.be/Bnd0eSuxu84?si=Iw9SwyzxCB9MXBpb

Not just for dogs: Cat leashes are a growing trend More and more felines are getting exercise and stimulation outdoors, safely, thanks to leashes made specifically for cats.

Not just for dogs: Cat leashes are a growing trend - More and more felines are getting exercise and stimulation outdoors, safely, thanks to leashes made specifically for cats.

Social housing is an investment that pays off, study shows A new study by the Quebec Housing Corporation shows investing in affordable housing is more than worth it.

Social housing is an investment that pays off, study shows
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This bill 5 is trying to take away right from our indigenous community. They were here first and Doug Ford and his concervatives needs to honour that agreement and stop trying to steamroll our indigenous community members here in Ontario and anywhere in Canada. #Pinks #StopBill5

Spanish-language journalist to be turned over to Ice after protest arrest El Salvador-born Mario Guevara, arrested by Georgia police on Saturday, transferred to Ice officers after bond release

In a month of disturbing stories, this one seems particularly chilling. An Emmy award winning Hispanic journalist, in the US legally, arrested and ICEd, for covering a peaceful protest. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...