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Retired journalist. Living the graying years in Toronto, Canada

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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 4h
"A poet, essayist, classical scholar and translator, Carson is renowned as a master of esoterica whose body of work constitutes a genre unto itself." www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
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Canadian poet Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in Literature
Celebrated Canadian poet Anne Carson has won the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 6h
Isaias Becomes a Hurricane on Its Way to the Gulf Coast www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10...
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Isaias Becomes a Hurricane on Its Way to the Gulf Coast
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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 12h
'House of Horrors': California couple accused of abusing surrogate-born children www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
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'House of Horrors': California couple accused of abusing surrogate-born children
The BBC's Madeline Gerber describes the conditions of the mansion where the children - some as young as two months old - were living.
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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 12h
Has anyone asked the minister to produce the contract or at least that section of the contract? Does such a contract exist? x.com/globalnews/s...
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Joly threatens ‘full force of the law’ over Cleveland-Cliffs’ Stelco job commitments https://t.co/HsZd7LqtQB
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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 12h
"Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday his government is closely tracking allegations of foreign interference in the Alberta referendum campaign, adding it is critical that votes are "free and fair."" www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
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Ottawa tracking allegations of foreign interference in Alberta referendum, Carney says
"It's exceptionally important that all elections that are held in Canada and all votes are held are free and fair," the prime minister said.
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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 12h
Star Exclusive The Ford government quietly changed its building code, clearing the way for more triple-bunking in Ontario’s overcrowded jails The practice is decried by judges as inhumane and has led to reduced sentences as compensation. www.thestar.com/news/investi...
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The Ford government quietly changed its building code, clearing the way for more triple-bunking in Ontario’s overcrowded jails
Ontario quietly eliminated minimum sleep-area rules for jails, clearing the way for triple-bunking in overcrowded facilities.
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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 12h
The original display had 600 Israeli flags. The pastor says they are doubling down...1,200 Israeli flags will be set up outside the Christian facility
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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 13h
“There is an opportunity for Canadians to own our collective future and say this is not just a Jewish issue, this is not just about increasing antisemitism in our communities,”..."But its how we wanna live as Canadians here in a society where we are free... toronto.citynews.ca/2026/10/07/n...
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Israeli flags set on fire outside North York church, police say
Toronto mayoral candidate Brad Bradford condemned the incident, describing it as an act of intimidation directed at the Jewish community.
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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 13h
TikTok gave teens, children placebo safety feature in experiment, New York alleges - www.reuters.com/world/china/...
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TikTok gave teens, children placebo safety feature in experiment, New York alleges
TikTok ran an experiment on thousands of ​users who tried to turn on a safety feature on the platform, giving them non-functional versions of the tool, according to ‌allegations in New York’s lawsuit ...
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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 13h
Trump administration plans to charge international students $70,000 for work authorization - www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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Trump administration plans to charge international students $70,000 for work authorization
The US Department of Homeland Security has proposed that international students pay ‌at least $70,000 in training fees if they want to work in the country, according to a government notice posted onli...
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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 13h
Most Republicans in tight midterm races distance themselves from Trump, Reuters review finds - www.reuters.com/world/us/mos...
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Most Republicans in tight midterm races distance themselves from Trump, Reuters review finds
Reuters reviewed voting records, public statements and campaign materials.
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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 13h
Tesla is browbeating the EU to approve its ‘Full Self-Driving’ tech. The pressure is working. - www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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Tesla is browbeating the EU to approve its ‘Full Self-Driving’ tech. The pressure is working.
Elon Musk’s EV company is running a social-media campaign blaming European traffic deaths on red tape. Its safety claims don’t hold up, experts say, but regulators are starting to buckle.
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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 13h
Attacks on tankers in Hormuz hit highest of any week since start of Iran war, sources say - www.reuters.com/world/middle...
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Attacks on tankers in Hormuz hit highest of any week since start of Iran war, sources say
Attacks on tankers sailing through the Strait of Hormuz hit their highest last week of any week since the ​Iran war began, according to maritime security sources tracking incidents, amid ‌a bigger exp...
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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 13h
Attacks on Saudi airports kill three people, as fighting escalates in Yemen - www.reuters.com/world/middle...
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Attacks on Saudi airports kill three people, as fighting escalates in Yemen
Three people have been killed in attacks on Saudi airports, the country's civil aviation authorities said on ​Wednesday, as fighting intensified in Yemen between the Iran-aligned Houthis and Saudi-bac...
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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 13h
Senators push the Trump administration to act swiftly on Russian sanctions to help Ukraine apnews.com/article/ukra...
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Senators push the Trump administration to act swiftly on Russian sanctions to help Ukraine
Nearly a month after President Donald Trump signed a sweeping Russian sanctions bill named after Lindsey Graham, bipartisan leadership in the Senate is urging the administration to act to help Ukraine...
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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 13h
Nepal ends search for thousands of flood victims, leaving some families angry and others relieved apnews.com/article/nepa...
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Nepal ends search for thousands of flood victims, leaving some families angry and others relieved
The families of thousands missing after Nepal's catastrophic floods have mixed feelings about the government's decision to stop search efforts.
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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 13h
Scars from Oct. 7 fuel deep divisions over Netanyahu ahead of Israeli election apnews.com/article/isra...
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Scars from Oct. 7 fuel deep divisions over Netanyahu ahead of Israeli election
As Israel gears up for national elections this month, the country remains focused on Oct. 7. The Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks are at the forefront of a bitter campaign that will determine the fate ...
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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 13h
Some guardrails on ChatGPT for Teens don't work as promised, watchdog group says apnews.com/article/chat...
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Some guardrails on ChatGPT for Teens don't work as promised, watchdog group says
Some of the guardrails for children that OpenAI included in its ChatGPT for Teens product do not work as intended and the chatbot poses an “unacceptable risk” to children.
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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 13h
Opal Lee, 'grandmother of Juneteenth,' spends 100th birthday at the center of celebrations in Texas apnews.com/article/opal...
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Opal Lee, 'grandmother of Juneteenth,' spends 100th birthday at the center of celebrations in Texas
Opal Lee, a driving force in making Juneteenth a federal holiday, spent her 100th birthday on Wednesday at the center of celebrations in her Texas hometown.
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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 14h
Tropical Storm Isaias is forecast to strike the US Gulf Coast as a hurricane apnews.com/article/trop...
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Tropical Storm Isaias is forecast to strike the US Gulf Coast as a hurricane
Forecasters say Tropical Storm Isaias is gaining strength off eastern Mexico and should become the first hurricane of the Atlantic season before it strikes the U.S.
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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 14h
Maricarmen, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction shook Spain, has died in hospital apnews.com/article/spai...
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Maricarmen, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction shook Spain, has died in hospital
María del Carmen Abascal, an 87-year-old woman whose eviction from her Madrid home sparked protests across Spain, has died.
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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 14h
Trump proposes Camp David-style presidential retreat at his private Florida golf club apnews.com/article/trum...
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Trump proposes Camp David-style presidential retreat at his private Florida golf club
President Donald Trump says he wants to turn part of his private West Palm Beach golf club into a retreat for future presidents and their guests, similar to Camp David near Washington.
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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 14h
Flight attendants' union flags safety concerns over Trump's Washington arch apnews.com/article/trum...
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Flight attendants' union flags safety concerns over Trump's Washington arch
The union representing flight attendants has raised safety concerns about President Donald Trump's proposed triumphal arch near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 14h
Trump's $90 Medicare rebate rolls out, but millions aren't eligible. Critics see a political stunt apnews.com/article/trum...
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Trump's $90 Medicare rebate rolls out, but millions aren't eligible. Critics see a political stunt
President Donald Trump's Trump’s promised $90 Medicare rebate rolls out this week, but millions of people will be left out.
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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 14h
Inside Jimmy Kimmel’s fraught relationship with Disney as his future remains in the balance pagesix.com/2026/10/07/e... Sent from the New York Post app. For more from the Post, visit nypost.com. To download our apps, visit nypost.com/mobile-apps
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Exclusive | Inside Jimmy Kimmel’s fraught relationship with Disney as his future remains in the balance
The late night host doesn’t feel protected by ABC and the network is ready to wipe their hands of him.
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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 14h
Canada yanks sponsorship of disinformation conference discussing U.S. as a threat Global Affairs says it took issue with the framing of some of panels www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Canada yanks sponsorship of disinformation conference discussing U.S. as a threat | CBC News
The federal government has withdrawn sponsorship of a European disinformation conference that includes panels discussing the U.S. government as a foreign interference risk.
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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 14h
'Canada is not our enemy': Michigan Republican Senate candidate breaks with Trump on trade war 'We need to end this tariff war now,' Mike Rogers says in new ad www.cbc.ca/news/world/m...
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'Canada is not our enemy': Michigan Republican Senate candidate breaks with Trump on trade war | CBC News
The Republican candidate in a pitched battle for Michigan's open Senate seat is calling on U.S. President Donald Trump to end the trade war with Canada.
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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 15h
The Woman Whose Software Guided the Apollo Missions Has Died www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/o...
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Margaret Hamilton, Whose Software Guided the Apollo Missions, Has Died (Gift Article)
Margaret Hamilton, the first female programmer hired to work on the space project at M.I.T., was 90.
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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 18h
Fact Check Is Kennedy Center selling its Steinway pianos? According to the center, it needs to return 16 pianos whose leases are about to expire www.snopes.com/fact-check/k...
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Is Kennedy Center selling its Steinway pianos?
According to the center, it needs to return 16 pianos whose leases are about to expire.
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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 19h
Lithuania offers to pay for US base as Trump weighs idea www.perplexity.ai/page/2cb8b7b...
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Perplexity
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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 19h
Putin adds $60B to war budget as talks stall, report says www.perplexity.ai/page/d0a78d0...
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Perplexity
Perplexity is a free AI-powered answer engine that provides accurate, trusted, and real-time answers to any question.
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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 19h
Russian strikes kill at least 25 in Ukraine, 19 in Pryluky www.perplexity.ai/page/816323d...
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Perplexity
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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 19h
Fact Check Did Trump say of Iran, 'Let 'em take out' LA and San Diego? The White House rejected claims that Trump suggested the cities' destruction would be a small price to pay for ending the Iran war. www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...
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Did Trump say of Iran, 'Let 'em take out' LA and San Diego?
The White House rejected claims that Trump suggested the cities' destruction would be a small price to pay for ending the Iran war.
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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 22h
The Liberal government says it will table legislation in the fall to indefinitely exclude people who solely suffer from mental illness from medical assistance in dying. www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
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Government to exclude people who solely suffer from mental illness from MAID
The Liberal government says it will table legislation in the fall to indefinitely exclude people who solely suffer from mental illness from medical assistance in dying.
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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Tropical Storm Isaias to threaten Gulf Coast as a dangerous hurricane www.cnn.com/2026/10/06/w...
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Tropical Storm Isaias to threaten Gulf Coast as a dangerous hurricane | CNN
Hurricane Isaias will batter parts of the southern US this week with heavy rain and strong winds.
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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Statement by Prime Minister Carney marking three years since Hamas’ terror attacks against Israel www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/stat...
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Statement by Prime Minister Carney marking three years since Hamas’ terror attacks against Israel
Three years ago, at dawn, the terrorist organisation Hamas perpetrated the worst attack against Jewish people since the Holocaust.
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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Israeli flags were set on fire near a North York church early Wednesday morning as Jews globally mourn the dead from the Oct 7 terrorist attack on Israel www.cp24.com/local/toront...
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Police investigating hate-motivated offence after Israeli flags set on fire near North York church
Police say they are investigating after Israeli flags were set on fire near a North York church early Wednesday morning.
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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
As background, Paul Godfrey arguably was the big power broker in Toronto, especially amongst Progressive Conservatives. He was chairman of Metro Toronto. That Post Media printed Ford's letter is all you need to know about that 'news' org.
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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
SCANDAL...Doug Ford's ex chief of staff. Postmedia ex-CEO alleges Doug Ford’s office used ‘leverage’ over son’s company to get newspaper chain to publish pre-election letter x.com/CharliePinke...
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Charlie Pinkerton (@CharliePinkerto) on X
NEW: Postmedia's ex-CEO alleged Premier Ford's then-top staffer used "leverage" over his son's company by promising funding to it, coupled with a favour — helping get the newspaper chain to run a lett...
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Sky News @news.sky.com · 07/10/2026
UK-Israeli relations 'quite strained', embassy spokesperson says
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UK-Israeli relations 'quite strained', embassy spokesperson says
UK-Israeli relations 'quite strained', embassy spokesperson says
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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Canadian hammer thrower Camryn Rogers has been named a finalist for the Women’s World Athlete of the Year award. www.ctvnews.ca/sports/artic...
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Canadian hammer thrower Rogers named Women's World Athlete of the Year finalist
Canadian hammer thrower Camryn Rogers has been named a finalist for the Women’s World Athlete of the Year award.
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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Red Wings' Larkin named first star in first game after trade request www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/...
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Red Wings' Larkin named first star in first game after trade request
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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Trump Does Not Plan to Reimburse Taxpayers for Promotional Ads A day after the president said his super PAC would pay for the ads, which had drawn bipartisan backlash, officials said that he meant moving forward. A new taxpayer-funded ad aired Tuesday www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u...
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Trump Does Not Plan to Reimburse Taxpayers for Promotional Ads (Gift Article)
A day after the president said his super PAC would pay for the ads, which had drawn bipartisan backlash, officials said that he meant moving forward. A new taxpayer-funded ad aired Tuesday.
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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Personal information for over 1 million people stolen in a cyberattack on Arizona's court system apnews.com/article/ariz...
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Personal information for over 1 million people stolen in a cyberattack on Arizona's court system
A cyberattack on Arizona’s court system has compromised personal information for more than a million people.
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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Israeli documentary ‘NAZA’ opens in the US, reigniting debate over the war in Gaza apnews.com/article/isra...
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Israeli documentary ‘NAZA’ opens in the US, reigniting debate over the war in Gaza
The Israeli documentary "NAZA" is opening in U.S. theaters, reigniting debate over America's military support for Israel.
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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Much of the world sees tragedy in Gaza. Many Israelis, scarred by Oct. 7, see only a threat apnews.com/article/isra...
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Much of the world sees tragedy in Gaza. Many Israelis, scarred by Oct. 7, see only a threat
Many Israelis struggle to see Palestinians as anything other than a threat, three years after the war in Gaza began.
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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Lionel Messi scores in tearful 'last tango' for Argentina www.espn.com/soccer/story...
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Lionel Messi scores in tearful 'last tango' for Argentina
Lionel Messi marked his 208th and final game for Argentina with his 126th goal as his country bid an emotional farewell to the global icon.
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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
For a country that supposedly doesn’t need things from other countries (a Trump lie), they sure do import far more than they export.
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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
US trade balance sinks deeper into the red as imports hit record high despite tariffs - When Trump was last elected the trade deficit was $79.8B. Now it’s $106.6B www.reuters.com/business/us-...
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US trade balance sinks deeper into the red as imports hit record high despite tariffs
The US trade deficit widened more than expected in August as imports jumped to a record high against the backdrop of robust domestic demand, keeping trade on track to again subtract from economic grow...
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dave1agar @dave1agar.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Anthropic opens its most powerful AI models to more security teams - www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
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Anthropic opens its most powerful AI models to more security teams
Anthropic is expanding a program that allows vetted cybersecurity professionals to test its most powerful AI models with fewer safeguards, after its Project Glasswing initiative helped uncover ​more t...
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