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journalist + fact-checker | FC + CE for @thewalrus.ca @thelocal.to @nytopinion.nytimes.com etc | filipapajevic.cargo.site | views my own

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Time for this classic again.
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Filipa Pajevic @filipouris.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Harrowing story, incredible journalism. Student journalist doing what journalism is meant to do: report the facts and hold power to account. www.thecut.com/article/corn...
thecut.com
How Student Journalists Broke the ‘Cornell Seven’ Case
“Our coverage was absolutely completely raw from the lawsuit and nothing was concealed. At a minimum, that’s what we can do as the student newspaper.”
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Barry Hertz @hertzbarry.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
NEW: Mongrel Media will release Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor’s NAZA theatrically in Canada starting Oct. 2 at the TIFF Lightbox and Edmonton’s Metro Cinema, with additional cities throughout October.
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Richie Assaly @rdassaly.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The total amount of rubble in Gaza is 61 million tonnes, approximately 20 times the amount of rubble generated in all wars across the world over the last 18 years. Between 8,000 and 10,000 bodies may still be buried.
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61m tonnes of rubble: Gaza aid workers face delicate task of clearing ruins concealing up to 10,000 bodies
Removal of war debris, in which lives, memories and unexploded Israeli bombs lie buried, is one of largest clearance operations in modern history
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Filipa Pajevic @filipouris.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Cornell expelled two of the seven accused students while the others received lesser punishment, including suspensions, workshops or written assignments." I feel sick. www.cnn.com/2026/09/29/u...
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What we know about the lawsuit and investigation into the alleged gang rape at Cornell University | CNN
A former Cornell University student filed a lawsuit this month alleging she was drugged and gang raped inside a fraternity house in 2024, and the fresh scrutiny has prompted prosecutors to reopen the ...
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The Local Magazine @thelocal.to · 25/09/2026
Municipal election season is upon us. If you're looking for meticulously researched, fact-checked information on every candidate running for local office in Toronto, look no further—Candidate Tracker is back. We'll be publishing and updating between now and election day! thelocal.to/candidate-tr...
thelocal.to
Candidate Tracker: Toronto Election 2026 | The Local
The only place to find reported, fact-checked biographies and platform summaries for every candidate running in the 2026 Toronto municipal election.
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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 25/09/2026
thousands of people protested in New York City streets over Netanyahu’s UN visit today. over 100 were arrested. on the ground with @alicesperi.bsky.social @us.theguardian.com
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Netanyahu’s speech at UN spurs protests in New York City: ‘Let Gaza live’
Actor Susan Sarandon, whistleblower Chelsea Manning and comedian Caleb Hearon are detained by NYPD
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Filipa Pajevic @filipouris.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The Guardian will stream "NAZA" on its website in November -- for free.
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Vulture @vulture.com · 16/09/2026
In a new statement, the rapper wrote that donations alone will not solve the ‘manmade injustice’ occurring in Gaza, but he invited Robert Kraft to match his donation of $1 million all the same.
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Macklemore Donates $1 Million to Palestinian Relief
In a new statement, the rapper wrote that donations alone will not solve the ‘manmade injustice’ occurring in Gaza, but he invited Robert Kraft to match his donation of $1 million all the same.
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evy kwong @evystadium.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
if you ever feel bad about yourself just imagine being ed sheeran’s corny ass
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Noel Ransome @noelransome.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
For @thegrindto.bsky.social I spoke with Hosam Abu Dan from Gaza about Thirteen in Gaza. And there's something so special about loving film enough to make one where so little makes it easy. This is the kind of film that buyers often leave behind unfortunately www.thegrindmag.ca/thirteen-in-...
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‘Thirteen in Gaza’ Shows How War Rearranges Ordinary Life
Palestinian filmmaker Hosam Abu Dan managed to make a scripted feature film shot entirely in Gaza during the genocide, working entirely with local actors. He tells The Grind he wanted to capture “the…
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Richie Assaly @rdassaly.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
this is exactly what complicity looks like brother
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The Local Magazine @thelocal.to · 14/09/2026
This week Mississauga councillors are expected to vote on a bylaw that will freeze data centre development in the city for a year. It’s a vote residents say they’re watching closely as they decide who to vote for this fall. thelocal.to/mississauga-...
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The Data Centre Backlash Has Come to Mississauga—and It’s Swallowing the Municipal Election | The Local
Ahead of this week’s vote on whether to freeze data-centre development for a year, city councillors seeking re-election are suddenly taking a firm stance in response to public outcry
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Filipa Pajevic @filipouris.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Fantastic profile by @emmapaling.bsky.social in @thelocal.to
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Filipa Pajevic @filipouris.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"Naza" premieres in Venice to a 24.5-minute standing ovation. In the doc, "two dozen IDF intelligence officers detail the systematic targeting & murdering of civilians in Gaza since October 7th — how it was carried out deliberately & with state-of-the-art precision"
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‘NAZA’ Review: A Sober and Indispensable Doc Highlights the Immoral, State-of-the-Art Killing Machine Employed by the IDF in Gaza
The Guardian served as producer, and Jonathan Glazer as executive producer, on this exposé by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, part of the directing team behind 2024 Oscar winner 'No Other Land.'
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The Local Magazine @thelocal.to · 10/09/2026
Two rival non-profits—one progressive, one conservative—are raising money, running ads, and mobilizing volunteers ahead of October's municipal election. Neither is a political party. Both are acting like one. thelocal.to/abc-toronto-...
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The ‘Shadow Parties’ That Could Swing the Toronto Election | The Local
The rise of ABC Toronto and Progress Toronto marks a new era of behind-the-scenes political organizing at City Hall—and this October's election is their first real test.
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Michelle Cyca @michellecyca.com · 10/09/2026
for @theglobeandmail.com I spoke to Emily St John Mandel about living in America, counterlives and writing without a plan: www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/book...
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Emily St. John Mandel imagines the bleak counterlife of America in Exit Party
Mandel’s latest novel portrays two unsettlingly plausible trajectories in America’s near future
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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
In our new essay for the @financialtimes.com (you read that right), @astra.bsky.social and I link the extreme weather events we have all been living through to the rise of a new iteration of futureless fascism, wherein the rich and powerful plan for their bunkered survival behind fortressed borders.
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Filipa Pajevic @filipouris.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Tonight! If you're interested in editorial fact-checking, @allybake.bsky.social's the best in the game. 2026 Editorial Skills Lab magazine-awards.com/en/2026-edit...
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2026 Editorial Skills Lab
The Editorial Skills Lab provides hands-on virtual training in the core skills expected in editorial workplaces.
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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 04/09/2026
Canada’s legal system often ignores sex buyers until the worst occurs, leaving victims to bear the burden of sexual violence. Here, writer Olivia Bowden examines how the failure to target consumer demand continues to place women and girls at risk. thewalrus.ca/canada-human-trafficke…
On the left: an image of blue-lit hands holding a phone in the dark. A profile of a woman's face is also blue-lit behind the phone. Text bubbles with lines in them surround these focal points. On the right: text that reads “Canada’s human traffickers are getting away with it. Online sex ads can be used to track criminal activity. But stopping the perpetrators isn’t easy.”
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Richie Assaly @rdassaly.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The gov't report on campus antisemitism sparked plenty of sensationalized media coverage, despite its clear methodological flaws. Turns out the authors also withheld data about about the experiences of anti-Zionist Jewish students. New in @thegrindto.bsky.social
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Campus Antisemitism Report Hid a Key Finding that Turns the Results Upside Down
In early August, mainstream outlets repeated the findings of a flawed report describing alarming levels of antisemitism on university campuses. Two weeks later, the authors stated that 92 per cent of…
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Filipa Pajevic @filipouris.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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Yayoi Kusama – a life in pictures
The Japanese avant-garde artist, who was known for her giant polka dot artworks and mirrored infinity room installations, has died aged 97
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Filipa Pajevic @filipouris.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Last min addition to the Venice competition. North American premiere this fall at the New York Film Festival. Based on investigative reporting between 2023 and 2025 by +972, Local Call and The Guardian. Acquired by French distributor mk2 films. www.theguardian.com/film/2026/au...
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Guardian-produced Gaza documentary from Oscar-winning Israeli directors of No Other Land to screen at Venice film festival
Film directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, co-directors of No Other Land along with Basel Adra and Hamdan Ballal , investigates ‘Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians’ during ...
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Filipa Pajevic @filipouris.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rfin...
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Light of a Clear Blue Morning
YouTube video by Dolly Parton - Topic
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Navneet Alang @navneetalang.com · 25/08/2026
Shocked by Soraya Roberts' passing. She was brilliant. We used to DM about the difficulty of making it in Canadian media, both practically and otherwise. Her work at Defector was excellent. defector.com/author/soray...
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Soraya Roberts | Defector
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Filipa Pajevic @filipouris.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
hyperallergic.com/sliman-manso...
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Sliman Mansour, Painter of Palestinian Hope and Humanity, Dies at 79
"Our fight now is to tell the world that we are full human beings," Mansour told Hyperallergic in 2023. "We are not less than any other people in the world.”
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 14/08/2026
“What we saw in Gaza was a genocide unfold and ethnic cleansing, and what we're seeing in the West Bank right now is that same institution, that same military wreaking havoc on the people of Palestine,” says Dr. Thaer Ahmad, a Palestinian American physician who has provided medical relief in Gaza.
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Richie Assaly @rdassaly.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Israel is deliberately starting wildfires in Lebanon, destroying olive groves and woodlands, in what environmentalists describe as an “ecocide”
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Israel deliberately starting wildfires in southern Lebanon, firefighters say
Emergency services, residents and environmental groups say military dropping flares to destroy forests and crops
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The Grind @thegrindto.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
The Grind is being sued for defamation. We intend to defending our reporting. We need your support to be able to fight this case and to continue publishing essential journalism in Toronto. See the full announcement for more info.
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The Grind Is Being Sued By an IDF Reservist Soldier
This defamation case could sink one of the only publications closely covering the Palestine solidarity movement in Toronto and the repression it has faced. We need your help…
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Michael Rancic @therewasnosound.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
hello friends! in a week's time i'll be launching my first book, A Nation of Tinkerers: A History of Electronic Music in Canada from 1945 to 1985, at Osler Records right here in toronto. i'd love to see you there!
Promotional graphic with a dark green background and oversized 3D green typography reading "A Nation of Tinkerers." Yellow text announces: "Book Launch – July 28." The event celebrates A Nation of Tinkerers: A History of Electronic Music in Canada from 1945 to 1985 by Michael Rancic. The evening features a conversation with Melissa Vincent and a DJ set by Automaticamore. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. at Osler Records, 2A Osler St., Toronto.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 08/07/2026
Aid worker who organised World Cup screenings in Gaza killed in Israeli strike
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Aid worker who organised World Cup screenings in Gaza killed in Israeli strike
Egyptian Mohamed al-Wahidi died when a missile struck his taxi shortly before his country played Argentina A Palestinian aid worker who had organised screenings of World Cup matches in Gaza was killed by an Israeli missile strike just before the game between Egypt and Argentina on Tuesday evening. Two brothers aged eight and 10 and another man who was in the street near the site of the attack were also killed. Continue reading...
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Filipa Pajevic @filipouris.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
"The fund’s creation comes months after art leaders urged City Council to establish an emergency resource for artists whose public arts grants were in jeopardy under the Trump administration." hyperallergic.com/nyc-mayor-ma...
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NYC Mayor Mamdani Approves Record $323M Funding for Culture
The overall city budget also establishes a "Cultural Stability Fund" for struggling arts organizations.
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 27/05/2026
Suspected war crimes happen almost daily as Israel continues its bombardment, which Unicef estimates is killing nearly 14 children a day. We cannot write this off as just another war in a war-torn region, writes Arwa Mahdawi
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The chaotic, unique, beautiful Lebanon I knew has been reduced to rubble. When will it end?
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Astra Taylor @astra.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
The anti-data center movement isn’t just about limiting local development—it represents a new front in the fight against tech-enabled authoritarianism. Where else can people push back on job-eating algorithms, distorting deep fakes, and autonomous drone strikes? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The fight against AI data centers isn’t just about tech – it’s about democracy | Astra Taylor and Saul Levin
Claims of nimbyism are a misunderstanding: the movement is about whether regular people have a say in fundamental decisions
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Filipa Pajevic @filipouris.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
"So, actually, friendship is Humanity’s Last Exam, friendship is the best test of the outer limits of AI—if it has, or has the potential for, subjectivity, and if it will one day terminate us all." An intimate and unnerving piece by Thea Lim in @thewalrus.ca thewalrus.ca/i-spent-mont...
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I Spent Months with an AI Companion. It Was Worse than Being Alone | The Walrus
I hated the mindless reassurance and generic empathy
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Richie Assaly @rdassaly.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Some of the photos taken by Saher Alghorra, who just won a Pulitzer for his work documenting Israel’s genocide in Gaza. www.pulitzer.org/winners/sahe...
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Filipa Pajevic @filipouris.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Last week, the jury committed "to the defense of human rights," vowing to "refrain from considering those countries whose leaders are currently charged with crimes against humanity by the Int'l Criminal Court." Today, acknowledging that statement, they resigned. hyperallergic.com/venice-bienn...
hyperallergic.com
Venice Biennale Jury Resigns
Responsible for awarding the Golden Lions, the women-led jury stepped down a week after its statement of intent to omit Russia and Israel from consideration.
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The Grind @thegrindto.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
'Code of Misconduct,' which premiered at Hot Docs Festival on yesterday, explores how male sports culture, if left to its current form, breeds toxicity and psychopathy, writes journalist Olivia Bowden. Read the full review:
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‘Code of Misconduct’ is a Disturbing Look at the Psychology Behind Hockey’s Toxic Culture
The new documentary explores how hockey culture in Canada fosters a dangerous herd mentality among young male athletes. The film premiered at this year’s Hot Docs Festival…
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Filipa Pajevic @filipouris.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
"To limit the chance of coming into contact with Israelis who might assault or harass them, girls had quit school and women had stopped working." www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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Israeli soldiers using sexual assault to force Palestinians out of West Bank, report says
Experts say attacks, also carried out by settlers, are leading girls to quit school and enter early marriages
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Robyn Maynard @policingblack.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Toronto: What we’re seeing now is that (police) are not even distinguishing between protests, academic events or cultural events. Any time there are Palestinians speaking about Palestine, they are viewed as potentially anti-semitic or promoting violence.” www.thegrindmag.ca/cops-keep-sh...
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Cops keep showing up to arts events about Palestine. What can organizers do?
Toronto police showed up at a comedy fundraiser and at a film screening on the same night in April. Organizers describe how this fits into a broader pattern and what can be done to protect community…
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 14/04/2026
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin was arrested after reporting on friendly fire incident during US conflict with Iran
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Detention of journalist in Kuwait raises questions about crackdown on freedom of speech
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Kate Knibbs @knibbs.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Journalists know that losing the Wayback Machine would be a nightmare: www.wired.com/story/the-in...
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The Internet's Most Powerful Archiving Tool Is in Peril
As major news outlets cut off the Wayback Machine, journalists and advocacy groups are rallying to protect the Internet Archive’s vast collection of web pages.
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Michael DeForge @michaeldeforge.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
The boycott of the Giller Prize is over, as all three demands have successfully been met Reporting from @rdassaly.bsky.social for @thegrindto.bsky.social here: www.thegrindmag.ca/organizers-e... Campaign statement here: www.canlitresponds.ca/boycott-succ...
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Stephanie Kirchgaessner @skirchy.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Necessary reporting by @willchristou.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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The deadliest 10 minutes in decades: Lebanese reel from Israeli strikes that killed hundreds
Beirut residents and officials say civilians were main casualties in operation that bombed 100-plus targets in 10 minutes
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Cadence Weapon @cadenceweapon.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
I wrote about digital music marketing agency Chaotic Good Projects. Musician Eliza McLamb uncovered that they used hundreds of fake accounts to artificially generate buzz for bands like Geese, Mk.gee and Dijon. The co-founders call it "trend simulation."
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The Trend Simulation Era
Your favourite band made it big with the help of hundreds of fake accounts. Does it matter?
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Filipa Pajevic @filipouris.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
“Water no get enemy,” the Fela Kuti song goes. I’m reminded of it as I read @pacinthe.bsky.social's moving piece in @cangeo.bsky.social about Bashar Alshawwa and his work to protect what belongs to all. canadiangeographic.ca/articles/wat...
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Waterkeeper: how water can be a blueprint for peace
For Bashar Alshawwa, water is not just a basic need — it is both the heart of global inequality and the key to peace. After decades of occupation, exile and war, he is working to turn a weaponized res...
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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 01/04/2026
Source Callout: for a story at the Guardian, I'm interviewing folks who were asked to keep working with someone after sexual assault or harassment or relationship abuse, and told to stay silent "for the good of the movement" (more info in pic with alt text). reach out on Signal @ lex_mcmenamin.68
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for a story at The Guardian, I'm looking to speak to 1-2 people who have had their community/ political organizing work impacted by being expected or forced to organize with someone who assaulted or harassed them, and that staying silent was "for the good of the movement"
I know this is an extremely common story, but also one people can't always share with their name or face: anonymity or pseudonyms will be provided.
I am trained in trauma-informed strategies in working with survivors, am a survivor myself, and take digital hygiene and sources' security extremely seriously.
Please reach out over signal @ lex_mcmenamin.68 . I'll take this down when I have enough folks. Thank you.
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Filipa Pajevic @filipouris.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
"Human rights organisations say such attacks often occur with little accountability. The Israeli human rights group B’Tselem has accused the government of enabling settler violence 'as part of a strategy to cement the takeover of Palestinian land'." www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
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Israeli settlers carry out series of West Bank attacks as security forces stand by
Witnesses describe coordinated raids in which homes and vehicles were set on fire and several Palestinians injured
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Nick Pinto @nickpinto.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Here's a full write-up on the judge tossing out Columbia's unprecedentedly harsh disciplinary actions against students accused of occupying Hamilton Hall in 2024: hellgatenyc.com/columbia-exp...
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Judge Rules Columbia's Expulsions of Pro-Palestine Protesters Were Illegal
The judge tossed out Columbia’s disciplinary actions against 22 students accused of occupying Hamilton Hall in 2024.
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josh o'kane @joshokane.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
New: the Art Gallery of Ontario's deputy director + chief curator, Julian Cox, is leaving in April. No reasoning given, but worth noting AGO is under deep scrutiny over its governance re the Nan Goldin saga, and it hasn't begun searching for a replacement ago.ca/press-releas...
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Deputy Director & Chief Curator Update | Art Gallery of Ontario
Today, the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) announced that after eight successful years, Julian Cox has chosen to move on from his role as Deputy Director & Chief Curator. Under Julian’s leadership the AG...
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