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D. Juschka

@djuschka.bsky.social
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Retired professor of Critical Theory in Gender and Religious Studies; feminist, atheist, antifascist, and antiracist

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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 6h
Cranks, misogynists, and toxic cave dwellers, but I repeat myself.
thestar.com
Bonnie Crombie says she received online threats, police investigating
The candidate for Mississauga mayor contacted Peel police on Sept. 21 to make a complaint about social media threats.
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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 6h
I like that the judge came down hard, but I have to ask how 20 some odd masked white supremacist can turn up on a First Nation land to threaten and verbally assault Indigenous folks and not be charged? I’d like to see the laws and sentences regarding hate speech be more equitably applied
cheknews.ca
B.C. man sentenced for 'hateful' messages written on Victoria historic synagogue
A British Columbia man who defaced a historic synagogue in Victoria with "unquestionably hateful" statements has been sentenced to eight months in jail.
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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 7h
Hmmm
open.substack.com
Here is why we now know the Flydubai story must be false
Here is why we now know the Flydubai story must be false.
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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 7h
School is a right, not a privilege,” read a cardboard sign as Sophia listed the grievances of teens across France: a lack of state investment in education, overcrowded classes of up to 40 children in crumbling buildings, poor teacher pay, unequal system in which social background determined success
theguardian.com
Fires, fury and hundreds of arrests as France gripped by student protests
Government struggling to deal with worst crisis in months after being taken by surprise by massive demonstrations
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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 9h
Home Schooling Allows This "On 30 June, 16 children were found in a dilapidated home in Hamden, a short drive from where Walker works. Several were found near death; two children were flown to a level one trauma medical facility, where one was placed in an intensive care unit, according to reports."
theguardian.com
‘A persistent crisis’: the 16 children removed from an Ohio family are part of a statewide issue
The case of the Siders family illustrates major shortcomings among Ohio’s political and administrative authorities
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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 9h
"Even by the standards of foreign executives making promises they don’t intend to keep, the decision by the U.S.-based Cleveland Cliffs to curtail operations and lay off 500 workers at Stelco’s facilities in Hamilton and Lake Erie is brazen including its CEO Lourenco Goncalves, a Trump supporter..."
thestar.com
Why laying off 500 workers at Hamilton's Stelco is an unpleasantly familiar warning for Mark Carney
From Stelco to Stellantis to shuttered factories, a pattern keeps repeating — and Carney's summit buzz won't fix it.
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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 10h
"...a Salus representative was accused of trying to arrange kickbacks for Corey Lewandowski, former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's top adviser and rumored romantic partner, tied to a separate $20 million contract...another Walters-linked company held the contract for the so-called Mile High Boudoir Jet
rawstory.com
Trump DHS scrambles to salvage billion-dollar deal after contractor departs in scandal
The Department of Homeland Security has replaced the contractor running its flagship self-deportation program following a prolonged corruption scandal, shifting the lucrative deal to a new company thi...
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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 11h
Superpower suicide - ": the U.S. has the wealth and technology to give people much better lives, but only if leaders name the current moment as the disaster it is and offer a genuinely forward-looking vision, rather than a promise to return to an idealized past."
snyder.substack.com
Trump, Power, What Comes Next with Robert Reich
A recording from Timothy Snyder and Robert Reich's conversation
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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 13h
Imagine emulating the Klu Klux Clan-faces covered hearts filled with hate: "NDP MP Leah Gazan is calling on all governments to take greater action against Residential School denialism after a white nationalist demonstration that took place on Tk’emlups te Secwepemc First Nation on September 27."
rabble.ca
Calls grow for action on Residential School denialism after white nationalist gathering at Tk’emlups te Secwepemc First Nation
The white nationalist event happened days the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation and was called an act of Residential School Denialism.
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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 14h
Pretendian Danielle Smith robbing Albertans to further her trash MAGA-US ideology of selling Alberta to the US and destroying Canada. She is a Trump operative - kick her out!
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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 17h
Why conceal that you are donating to slimy Paxton and demented Trump "The extended Pogue family has given $1.5 million to Trump’s political committees since 2019, according to FEC records. They have also donated around $60,000 to Paxton, according to state and federal records."
politico.com
Who was behind a $250K mystery donation to super PAC backing Ken Paxton?
The Texas Senate hopeful has ties to the donor’s family going back decades.
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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 17h
“The president cannot unilaterally fire a United States attorney appointed by the district court,” U.S. District Judge Stanley Bastian said in a ruling from the bench. Doing so, Bastian said, “would upend the framework created by the Constitution and the statutes...."
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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 20h
"The Trump DOJ is probing special prosecutors who investigated the Watergate scandal more than 50 years ago, the Wall Street Journal scooped. A judge said the DOJ could not re-charge the man it blamed for Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool damage caused by Trump’s restoration."
open.substack.com
📉 Brutal Poll Shows Trump’s Number Is Up But on He Rants Regardless
Getting eight out of 10 Americans to agree is a feat but you don’t want it to be about how you’re failing to tackle a cost of living crisis. Also, ‘peace envoy’ Jared Kushner has a huge conflict.
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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
There are archives of evidence. His statement evidences his crass stupidity Sooke Brewing Company identified the man as John Adair in a statement Thursday, saying his “views and actions do not reflect the values of Sooke Brewing Company, its ownership or its staff.”
cheknews.ca
Sooke Brewing Company says co-owner 'terminated' after Truth and Reconciliation Day shirt controversy
A Sooke brewery says a member of its ownership group has been "terminated, effective immediately" after he was photographed working on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation wearing a shirt wit...
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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Apparently GROK is running the US. What could go wrong?
thedailybeast.com
Jaw-Dropping Way Trump, 80, Got Talked Into a War Is Leaked
A Trump insider has offered a jaw-dropping glimpse of the president’s decision-making.
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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"A screenshot of a group chat discussing strikes on Houthi targets, to which The Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg was inexplicably added, shows that those in the chat, including Hegseth and Vice President JD Vance, were notified when Goldberg left the group..."
thedailybeast.com
Pentagon Pete Humiliated as Damning New Signalgate Screenshot Emerges
The bone-chilling notification top Trump officials received during the scandal has been revealed.
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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"The family of Minneapolis mother and U.S. citizen Renee Good filed two federal lawsuits Thursday. ICE agent Jonathan Ross and several senior Trump administration officials were named as defendants. Good was just 37 years old when she was shot dead on January 7."
open.substack.com
Breaking: Family of US Citizen Killed by ICE Agent Sues Trump Administration
Trump-appointed judge throws out lawsuit from January 6 cops, JD Vance heckled in Florida, DOJ looks into whether Richard Nixon was victim of “lawfare”
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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"The warning comes in a lawsuit filed last month by the Democratic National Committee that seeks communications and records from the Justice Department about ballot seizures and arrests under the Freedom of Information Act."
open.substack.com
Dems Warn of Trump Plans to Seize Ballots
Despite having no constitutional role in the administration of elections, Trump and his DOJ are likely planning to seize ballots, Democrats say.
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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"Guilfoyle, a former Fox News host who was once engaged to Donald Trump Jr., was confirmed to the post last year. The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that top lawmakers on the House and Senate foreign affairs panels have pressed Secretary of State Marco Rubio to examine her conduct."
rawstory.com
Kimberly Guilfoyle 'unfit' to serve after her overseas antics were exposed: lawmakers
President Donald Trump's ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, faces calls for her removal after reportedly pulling a lobbyist into meetings with foreign officials.Guilfoyle, a former Fox News hos...
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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Excellent news!!
cheknews.ca
Tofino-area landfill first in Canada to ban wetsuits, will recycle for free
The West Coast Landfill near Tofino is the first in Canada to ban wetsuits from its landfill, and will instead recycle them for free in a new partnership with the Surfrider Foundation Canada.
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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The Judge didn't just dismissed the case, he dismissed the case “with prejudice.” The reason I characterize the judge's ruling as "punishing” the Department of Justice is because a “with prejudice” designation is very rare and is generally only deployed by a judge to punish governmental misconduct..
glennkirschner.substack.com
Judge Punishes DOJ in Bogus Reflecting Pool Prosecution
A Judge in Washington, DC, just dismissed the bogus prosecution of 67-year-old former Olympian David Hearn for allegedly damaging the reflecting pool liner.
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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
All of MAGA allows Roberts to exist without harassment, but the rest of US folk hate him and his five fraudster MAGA judges. They know these judges are helping Trump destroy the US and rob it blind. That's because they are getting a cut.
rawstory.com
Chief Justice John Roberts shunned by his neighbors as backlash over Trump rulings grows
Chief Justice John Roberts has spent more than 20 summers at his home on a small island off the coast of Maine, but now many of his neighbors there have backed away from him or even demonstrate agains...
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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
But a recent column on NDP leader Avi Lewis crossed the line into an extremist hate threat. It needs to be called out. Columnist Yoni Goldstein declared that the entire Jewish community in Canada is “duty-bound” to take “forceful” action to stop the NDP leader from speaking up on the Gaza genocide.
charlieangus.substack.com
NATIONAL POST CROSSES LINE ON THREAT AGAINST LEWIS
A recent editorial on New Democratic Party leader Avi Lewis crossed the line into an extremist hate threat. It needs to be called out.
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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Disgusting and appalling
theguardian.com
New Google Maps images reveal massive scale of devastation in Gaza
Satellite imagery shows further destruction of homes, businesses and places of worship since fragile ceasefire
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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Teaching AI misogyny
theguardian.com
AI chatbots remove hijabs from images of Muslim women when prompted
Guardian tested chatbots after French far-right politician stripped a Muslim woman of her hijab in a photo
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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Canada's dark genocidal past "In 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission concluded the schools were central to a state-backed policy of cultural genocide."
cheknews.ca
Carney reflects on 'dark chapter' at Truth and Reconciliation ceremony in Edmonton
Prime Minister Mark Carney says it's important to reflect on a "dark chapter" in Canada's history and honour the children who survived residential schools and those who never made it home.
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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yikes - pretty scary. I'm not sure the solution as cougars get to live and survive just as much as humans.
cheknews.ca
"Pretty gruesome": 31 livestock killed in QB, farmers calling for action by BCCOS
The killings have occurred on six farms over the last four weeks with sheep, geese and turkeys amoung the victims.
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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"But the waves generated during El Niño years are not normal Kelvin waves, because they cause oscillations of a boundary within the ocean as well as a height increase at the surface."
livescience.com
Powerful 'Kelvin wave' triggered by super El Niño threatens to raise sea levels off the California coast for months
A disturbance characterized by above-normal sea levels is spreading up the Pacific coast of Central and North America, and it could make the damage from predicted storms this winter much worse.
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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"Last week, while Trump TV struggled to muster 400 viewers, a 24-hour stream of a box fan on its highest speed setting drew over 1,500 viewers. “That is surreal to think about,” the video’s creator said, noting that it outperformed the White House."
thedailybeast.com
Trump TV Hits Rock Bottom in Humiliating Disaster
The president’s answer to the “fake news” media is imploding.
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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Schmitt’s staff, the report claims, searched for information that might show a connection between Willis’ investigation and Smith’s. They were then given the texts, but with a warning that they had not been vetted. Schmitt’s staff was reportedly told they would need to complete the necessary vetting
thedailybeast.com
MAGA Senator Hit With Fresh Humiliation After New Bombshell
Eric Schmitt ignored a flashing warning sign before his big flub.
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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Awful. so sad. Prime Minister Mark Carney says the Tsawwassen First Nation in Delta, B.C., has lost two beloved Elders in a crash at a shopping centre, which police have said appears to have been set off by a medical emergency.
cheknews.ca
Two First Nations Elders killed in B.C. mall crash, Prime Minister Carney says
Police in Delta, B.C., say four pedestrians have been struck by a vehicle in what appears to have been a medical incident.
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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The dastardly devil that is Putin and his Russia. It will be a joyous day when Putin sheds his skin and crawls back to hell where he belongs.
timeshighereducation.com
Kyiv academy urges scientists to cut Russia ties after drone strike
There can be ‘no science above politics’ when science is ‘under attack’, the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine says a day after it was struck by a Russian drone
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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Fetterman’s new fundraising efforts circulated through operations with names including RedMajorities.com, TrumpTruths.org and America1stWarRoom.com. One warned that socialists were “hijacking the Democratic party.” MAGA Sen. Mike Lee “I just got an email from John. He’s basically a Republican now”
rawstory.com
Outrage after Fetterman’s MAGA-linked fundraising deals exposed: ‘He betrays the people'
Sen. John Fetterman’s political operation is offering conservative groups a hefty cut of donations to recruit new donors, according to an exclusive new report in The Atlantic that is drawing sharp cri...
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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Goldstein is responding to Lewis’ Yom Kippur post calling for Jews to atone for the genocide in Gaza. Should Lewis be consumed by fire?...X user Dan noted, “People are saying this is a call to assassinate Avi Lewis. That’s incorrect; it’s a call to assassinate Lewis, his family and all NDP members”
yvesengler.com
Did prominent Zionist really call for NDP leader’s death? - Yves Engler
The assassination threat must be condemned. But we also need Avi Lewis to stand up to the genocidal Jewish supremacist bullies. In “Jewish law tells us how to deal with Avi Lewis” Yoni Goldstein effec...
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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Dumb with a "b". "The accord lays out criteria for regulation and safeguards for different artificial intelligence technologies, and was signed by five technology company CEOs along with the president. But under the president’s signature, the text reads “President of the Unites States.”
newrepublic.com
Only Trump Would Spell United States Wrong in an Executive Order
The president signed his name right above the obvious error.
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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Next year, a massive archive of documents and testimony related to experiences at residential schools will be destroyed...A court ruled in 2017 that records collected through...must be destroyed in 2027 as those who participated had been told their testimony would remain private."
thetyee.ca
‘There’s Still So Much Truth We Have Yet to Uncover’ | The Tyee
Inside the race against the clock to save testimony about residential school crimes.
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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Germany returns to its Nazi origins - you would think they would know better
open.substack.com
Germany Tried to Silence Me, a UN Official, for Talking About Israel’s Genocidal War in Gaza
Francesca Albanese on her five-day trip that exposed Germany's harsh deviation from democratic values and shrinking landscape for freedom of expression.
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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Canadian and international authorities say there is a crisis of unlawful deportation, indoctrination and forcible transfer of Ukrainian children into Russian-occupied territory....United Nations’ International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine called these acts by Russia crimes against humanity.
thestar.com
Toronto conference highlights ‘intense and unacceptable suffering’ of Ukrainian children
Foreign Minister Anita Anand vowed continued support for Ukrainian children abducted by Russia and pledged $863,000 in new funding for groups.
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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"The repatriation project is a crucial part of reconciliation...it’s about giving healing and closure to the First Nations who have had sacred artifacts and ancestors taken, relocated and disconnected from their families, compounding the intergenerational trauma..."
thestar.com
Thousands of Indigenous remains and artifacts are in Canadian museums, schools and homes. This archeologist wants them back
Brandy George is working with First Nations to help find sacred objects and remains of ancestors that were stolen.
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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"He also called for an immediate halt to North Korea’s mine-laying and border fortification, which he said violated the armistice and the spirit of inter-Korean agreements. North Korea would bear “all responsibility” for any future developments, he said."
theguardian.com
South Korea calls for apology from North Korea after mine injures three soldiers
Blast during search operation near border fuels political tensions amid attempts to revive diplomatic channels
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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"The explosive addition of thermal energy, which was almost 40 times greater than all the energy humanity used that year, comes amid far-reaching changes to the deep water bodies fundamental to life on Earth. Sea levels have risen by about 3.8mm per year since 1999, and at a faster rate of 4.2mm..."
theguardian.com
World’s oceans absorbed record heat equal to 40 times annual global energy use
The injection of thermal energy comes amid an increasing rise in sea levels and continuing acidification
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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"No, I believe your brother was a patriotic public servant," Smith said. "He was not a target of our investigation, and in fact, he likely would have been a witness in our case. Your brother investigated the claims that Donald Trump...He found them to be false. He said so on the House floor."
rawstory.com
Shock answer catches Darline Graham off guard as she tries to pin down Jack Smith
Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC) got more than she bargained for while questioning former special counsel Jack Smith.The South Carolina Republican pressed the former Department of Justice appointee to expla...
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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
With the face of a orangutang's ass, he face planted as he tried to go after Mr. Jack Smith
rawstory.com
MAGA senator throws tantrum after epic gaffe in Jack Smith hearing: ‘Quote me on it!'
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) was hounded by reporters Tuesday after his “gotcha” moment targeting former special counsel Jack Smith fell apart in a Senate hearing — and responded by acc...
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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Bill Browder could have told them what would happen - LOL dumb asses- they should have read Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice
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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“The posting of a banner bearing the words ‘got bones’ combined with the use of masks to conceal their identities while making such public statements is a cowardly attempt to avoid accountability for actions and messages that are clearly intended to intimidate, provoke fear and division...”
thetyee.ca
Masked Group in Kamloops Sparks Alarm and Racism Fears | The Tyee
‘I don’t want these people in my neighbourhood, in my city, in my country.’
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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In just one year, Canada’s commitment to global sexual and reproductive health and rights prevented 1.6 million unintended pregnancies, 478,000 unsafe abortions, and 2,100 maternal deaths. This represent millions of people who have the opportunity to make free and safe choices about their health..."
actioncanadashr.org
Canadians are Proud to Lead on Sexual Health and Reproductive Rights Around the World. | Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights
As Canadians, we are proud to lead on abortion care and rights. This includes contraception, comprehensive sexuality education, maternal health, and human rights. Our global work on this front is Cana...
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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I'm glad it is under control
cheknews.ca
Mount Jack wildfire grows to 337 hectares, but crews making progress after rain
The Mount Jack wildfire near Sooke has grown to more than 337 hectares, though the BC Wildfire Service says the increase is largely due to improved mapping and the fire remains classified as being hel...
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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Cowards, haters, creepers - disgusting people who do this.They hide their faces because they are cowards and won't own their words or beliefs. These people are descendants of the Canadian KKK.
cheknews.ca
Masked white nationalists demonstrate near former B.C. residential school
Five years ago, Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc shocked the world by announcing it had identified more than 200 suspected unmarked graves.
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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Parnell...has denied the allegations, which emerged during his 2021 run for Senate in Pennsylvania, that he harmed his estranged wife, Laurie Snell, and their children. She claimed during divorce proceedings that he strangled her and that on two others he hit their kids hard enough to leave marks.
thedailybeast.com
Pentagon Pete Goon’s Big Boast Blows Up in His Face
The defense secretary has continued to back Sean Parnell despite claims from Capitol Hill staffers.
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D. Juschka @djuschka.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Like a drunk, Trump staggered around and tried to give away the US to Xi Jinping "U.S. ambassador to China David Perdue’s shocking statement Sunday to Fox News that President Donald Trump has asked Chinese President Xi Jinping if he wanted to buy American weapons has spurred denials from Trump."
ms.now
Opinion | Why it’s mind-boggling that Trump may have offered weapons to China
The alleged offer speaks to a remarkable combination of incoherence and incompetence.
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