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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

University presidents are so rarely on the right side of history because they only make it to that position because they brought in a lot of money which means they appeased a lot of rich people whose only concern is PR. The position is incompatible with student safety.

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Durham County Department of Public Health (DCoDPH) @durhamhealthnc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🎃 October is here, which means it's the start of respiratory virus season 😷 It's not as much fun as spooky season, but there are steps you can take to have a safer, happier fall: stay up to date on vaccines, mask up, keep clean air, wash your hands, and stay home and get tested if you're sick!

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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 30/09/2026

POLITICAL SCIENCE JOB AD: Tenure-track position in International Relations at the University of Waterloo. We're *very happy* to announce this. Applications due Nov. 1st; job start date July 2027. Details here (pdf): uwaterloo.ca/arts/sites/d...

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

In short, happy “fuck them whales” and “fuck your grandkids” day to all those who celebrate (which is a scary number of Canadians, based on recent polls)

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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I know we’re all thinking about what happened at Cornell. But I also can’t stop thinking about Emma Sulkowicz and all the other young women forced to carry that weight. Read my column at the newsletter 💜

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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

If you're angry about the Cornell 7 (and the million other cases just like it!) then may I suggest supporting evidence-based solutions? The Flip the Script with EAAA program is *the* most effective rape resistance program in the world & it's based here in Canada! Support their work:

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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

In 2014, I interviewed a Columbia University student who went from class to class carrying the mattress she was raped on—a protest performance piece to remind college administrators what they put on her shoulders. Twelve years later, we still expect women on college campuses to carry that weight.

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Carrying That Weight—Again

I can’t stop thinking about the Cornell rape case

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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Tonight! 09.22 6-7pm EST

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

President Donald Trump, in a clear violation of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, says he is banning MSNOW, CNN and Politico from the White House.

A post from Trump saying "I am proud to announce that, effective immediately, I am banning Fake News CNN, MSNOW (who recently changed their name from MSNBC due to lack of viewership and credibility!), and Politico (The recipients of an illegal and ridiculous $8 Million Dollar subscription, an All Time Record, directly from the United States Government, under Crooked Joe Biden, in order to keep them “alive.” Seems like corruption to me!), from the White House as a result of their constant “reporting” FAKE NEWS! Media Outlets shouldn’t be able to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES when they’re covering the President of the United States, the Trump Administration, or the United States of America. Other Fake News Media Outlets to follow. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP"

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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

There are many, many reasons to feel powerless these days. Everything feels big & scary. But what if you had the confidence to de-escalate situations - even when it's in public with a bunch of strangers? Give me 1 hour of your time & I'll teach it to you for FREE Register: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Image of a nighttime cityscape with the words "Stand Up! Bystander intervention training to end street harassment. Happening September 22 from 6-7pm EST. Zoom webinar"

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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

If you're feeling overwhelming despair about the state of the world, I can't recommend enough learning new skills or sharpening up existing ones. We keep each other safe. But we can only do that if we know how to effectively de-escalate and prioritize the people being harmed. Join me next week ⬇️

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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Tonight!

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Anna Mehler Paperny @mehlerpaperny.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Kudos for arguing, amid a heat wave and as wildfires menace communities, that abandoning climate action is the pro-stability choice.

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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

A word for journalists : When describing a man convicted of multiple sexual assaults, you need to label it as such. The article describes heinous violence then says "He then continues to have sex with her." That's not sex. That's assault. This isn't semantics. Words matter.

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Ontario man pleads guilty to drugging, sexually assaulting 7 women, sharing videos online | CBC News

A Hamilton man has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting seven women in crimes dating back to 2018. The 37-year-old recorded and posted the assaults online after meeting the women in school, his commu...

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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

If I use a rolling pin to strike you in the face, we don't call it baking. If someone is raping someone, there's literally a word for that and it ain't sex. This isn't nit picking. This is essential to society changing its attitudes towards sexual violence.

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Lauren Dobson-Hughes @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Musk says not a single person has died due to him axing USAID. Sadly, part of my job involves tracking aid spending. So here’s a thread with just some of the people who lost their lives because of USAID cuts

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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Canadians want housing, affordable groceries, a robust health care system, quality education, lives free from violence and to enjoy the beautiful nature this country has to offer. We do not want fucking data centres gobbling up our water supply, poisoning our air, and making us dumber.

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🇨🇦 CPSA ACSP 🇨🇦 @cpsa-acsp.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

#CPSA_ACSP26 🏅Congrats to | Félicitations à Anna Jurkevics ! WINNER of the 🏆2026 C.B. Macpherson Prize🏆 🏅 Lauréate 🏆 Prix C.B.-Macpherson 2026🏆 🙏CPSA is grateful to the Jury | Mille mercis au jury 🙏 Josée Bergeron - @annadrake.bsky.social - Menaka Philips @utm.utoronto.ca

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Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

For the morning crowd, my latest episode where @emmettmacfarlane.com and I take apart Danielle Smith's claims about a "constitutional process" for a separation referendum #cdnpoli

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A Constitutional Separation Process?

YouTube video by Dale Smith

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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

This is HUGE news! "A tort is a legal term for a civil claim that allows a person to ask for damages because someone else caused them harm. The new tort [...] seeks to compensate the qualitatively different wrong of coercive control, and the qualitatively different harm of loss of autonomy"

ctvnews.ca

Supreme Court decides in favour of new rules around intimate partner violence

In a long-anticipated landmark decision, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled in favor of recognizing a new legal means for a victim of intimate partner violence to seek financial damages.

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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Thanks everyone who came out to tonight's webinar to mark International Anti-Street Harassment Week! If you missed it, I hope you'll join me for the next one to honour Sexual Assault Awareness Month! Register today and get automatic email reminders! zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Free webinar on bystander intervention to mark sexual assault awareness month

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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Doug Ford is shutting down safe consumption sites while being very keen to open more prisons. If you do not see how all these things are connected, then congrats. You're the exact voter the Liberals are courting.

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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 27/03/2026

The Ontario government is proposing changes that would allow provincial ministers and Premier Doug Ford to evade accountability. It centres on freedom of information (FOI) legislation, and it matters a lot — to us, and to you. @elaineanselmi.bsky.social explains. #onpoli

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Claire Zagorski, PhD, MSc, EMT-P @clairezagorski.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

57 of my fellow students were arrested, academically disciplined, and barred from campus 2 weeks before finals. And then the visas of some of those students were quietly revoked. And then the DEI office was killed. And then we watched our mentors’ grants evaporate over “woke”.

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Ruth Pearce @notrightruth.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

From Instagram - today the Dyke Project shut down NHS England HQ to protest the politically motivated ban on trans youth healthcare.

Photo of protest. A security guard stands on a banner reading Silence = Death, HRT saves lives. A protester lying on the floor holds up a placard that says, 48% of trans people have attempted suicide.

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Here’s my (frighteningly vulnerable!!) follow up on my reporting that exposed a white nationalist active club. On the professional and personal costs of this work:

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Students have more power than politicians want to admit. Your rent is here. Your tuition is here. Your vote should be here too. Early voting in Chicago has already started. Don’t sit this one out.

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Anna Drake (she/her) @annadrake.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

They go on to say "this amounts to a major challenge (and a significant opportunity) for the University of Waterloo—one that we need to respond to now." Their response? To pour money into using the platform. Well, I suppose if anyone can use GenAI we won't need university degrees or funds anyway.

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Anna Drake (she/her) @annadrake.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

GenAI is trash and is destroying the environment. Universities accepting this--and especially in the Arts, which GenAI is actively trying to undermine--is an abandonment of critical thought and principled work.

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Anna Drake (she/her) @annadrake.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Ugh. Our university sent out an email announcing "Within a few years, students will arrive never having not used GenAI in their academic work" and they're just....accepting this BS premise, I guess. And pouring money into it too, apparently (because we have so much).

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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 04/03/2026

Fuuuuuck this. In the midst of a budget crisis and hiring freeze, my university has money to pour into the AI slop bubble.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 26/02/2026

1. Numerous transgender people in Kansas are reporting that the state has sent them a letter demanding the immediate surrender of drivers licenses. Those driving could be arrested, charged, and see privileges revoked. Subscribe to support our journalism. www.erininthemorning.com/p/kansas-sen...

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Dr. Jen Irwin @drjenirwin.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Ontario wastewater released today…be careful out there, folks! wwater.ca/Ontario

A chart with white background with light grey stripes showing virus activity for Ontario

A chart with white background with light grey stripes showing virus activity for Toronto

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Andrew Dobbie @a-dobbie11.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

VERY evident COVID continues to rise/spread throughout our communities as the pandemic continues. Everyone must ignore any recommendation to drop N95 mandates. Public health is lying to you. #CleanIndoorAir #N95inPublicindoorSpaces wwater.ca#Ontario

COVID spread in Ontario continues to rise weekly as shown in wastewater testing wwater.ca

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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 04/02/2026

"The law...must not be subject to regionally-based, populist-infused jealousies and recriminations of a separatist-enabling ideologue like Danielle Smith. ...her threat...is proof she’s not qualified to weigh in on Carney’s breakfast order, let alone the federal selection process for courts..."

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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 20/01/2026

A woman will head to court in March after the City of Burlington fined her for letting her garden grow wild — and other Ontario municipalities have taken similar measures. @elaineanselmi.bsky.social asks: What exactly are we protecting here? thenarwhal.ca/opinion-burl...

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Ontario cities police gardens and ignore biodiversity | The Narwhal

The City of Burlington is taking a woman to court for unpaid fines after letting her garden grow wild. Similar cases have cropped up elsewhere, to the detriment of the environment

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Senthorun S. Raj @senthorun.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

“Speaking across generations is vital. Those of us engaged in revolutionary political work have to unite all different kinds of people, including people of different ages.” Feminist scholar-activist Barbara Smith shares crucial advice on political organising and building solidarity across borders.

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Answering the Call to Fight Injustice: An Interview with Barbara Smith

Barbara Smith is one of the leading intellectuals and activists who developed the traditions of Black feminism. A part of a group of Black lesbian

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Anna Drake (she/her) @annadrake.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

On the first day of back-to-class the best accessory you can have is a well-fitting, high-quality mask. If we value inclusion and accessible learning, this should be a priority.

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Anna Drake (she/her) @annadrake.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

The latest wastewater numbers for Ontario show Influenza A levels have spiked dramatically, with Covid levels also high. Not a great sign with the return to school next week. Wearing a good quality mask offers good protection from airborne viruses both for yourself and others. wwater.ca/Ontario

Wastewater chart for Ontario. Covid levels are depicted in orange and are rising at 35. Flu A, depicted in pink, has a dramatic rise and hits a high of almost 90. RSV, in black, registers at about 7.5. Latest data is from Friday Jan 2nd.

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Durham County Department of Public Health (DCoDPH) @durhamhealthnc.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

A new report finds that kids who got last year’s COVID-19 vaccine had a much lower risk of COVID-related hospital visits than kids who didn’t. All kids age 6 months & older should be vaccinated to help protect them from serious illness from COVID-19. See the data: www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...

A picture of a young girl wearing a mask getting a bandaid put on her arm by a doctor after her vaccination. COVID-19 vaccines protect children from severe illness. In the first 6 months after vaccination, 2024-2025 COVID vaccines reduced the risk of COVID-associated emergency department and urgent care visits by: 76% in children ages 6 months to 4 years. 56% in children ages 5-17 years. Children age 6 months and older should get vaccinated against COVID-19. Call us to schedule their appointments: 919-560-7608
Find other vaccination locations: vaccinefinder.org Read the data: tinyurl.com/muf537dw

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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Three kids dead this month, just in our region. It's never too late to start masking again, get your vaccinations and clean the air. Get a HEPA for your home this holiday season (if you can) and crack a window/run a fan. Wash your hands religiously. All these measures prevent Covid, too!

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Three children dead in Ottawa, Eastern Ontario region after flu-related complications

Medical officers of health warn of rapid rise in influenza-A, urge vaccination ahead of holidays

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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

🚨 NEW: One of the largest COVID-19 vaccine studies ever (28 MILLION people in France) just dropped. Results? • 74% lower risk of death from severe COVID-19 • 25% lower risk of all-cause mortality • No increase in 4-year mortality #BlueSky #MedSky #IDSky #SciSky #NewsSky #PedsSky #ObSky #NurseSky

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 04/12/2025

Many of you may have heard that trans girls are now banned from Girlguiding in the United Kingdom, their version of the Girl Scouts as we know them in the United States. It is a cruel new low in a country that has treated trans people horrifically in recent years. The latest from S. Baum.

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UK's 'Girl Scout' Group Has Banned Trans Girls From Joining In Cruel New Low

“This Government must be held responsible for the long-lasting damage they are doing to a generation of LGBTQ+ people.”

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