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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 6h
More here ... "EU drops sponsorship of disinformation conference at Trump officials’ request Lithuania and Canada were also pressured to withdraw, and days before #Disinfo2026, logos were wiped off website." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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EU drops sponsorship of disinformation conference at Trump officials’ request
Lithuania and Canada were also pressured to withdraw, and days before #Disinfo2026, logos were wiped off website
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 3h
Leon Botstein resigns from Bard roles as key Democrat demands investigation into Epstein links
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Leon Botstein resigns from Bard roles as key Democrat demands investigation into Epstein links
Jamie Raskin says ‘startling’ email asked whether young woman was ‘for me, or are you keeping her for yourself’
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 3h
New research on migrant labour in Canada’s trucking industry highlights how the pressure to move goods quickly, at low cost, shapes drivers’ working conditions. Emile Baril and Juliana Tinoco Samperdro dive into the realities for @theconversation.com. thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
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Online Shopping’s Army of Stressed, Migrant Drivers | The Tyee
New research highlights how the pressure to move goods quickly often leads to harsh working conditions.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 2h
Collectively, the cases we’ve documented show that as the administration has relentlessly pursued immigrants, it has run roughshod over the constitutional rights of citizens, too, and on a scale not seen in generations. Read our full story:
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump…
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 2h
The government doesn’t track how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve tallied more than 500 Americans held against their will in warrantless arrests and detentions during President Trump’s second term.
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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 2h
And this is after they spent billions of dollars on propaganda 😂
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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 13h
I didn't mince my words. Alberta's anti-immigration referendum questions are racist. They are also a potential disaster for Alberta's economy. Last night, I rose in the Senate to denounce them - and to thank all the thousands of Albertans fighting against them. Please share. #notothenine #cdnpoli
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Watch: Senator Paula Simons denounces Alberta's anti-immigrant referendum questions
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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 1h
"172 Billionaire Families Have Spent Record $1.7 Billion on 2026 Midterms So Far: Analysis." “With each passing election since the Citizens United decision, billionaires have systematically bought up our democracy.” www.commondreams.org/news/billion...
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172 Billionaire Families Have Spent Record $1.7 Billion on 2026 Midterms So Far: Analysis | Common Dreams
"With each passing election since the Citizens United decision, billionaires have systematically bought up our democracy."
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Heather McPherson MP @heathermcpherson.bsky.social · 6h
Based on new information reported today, I again asked the Speaker to allow Parliamentarians to question the government about foreign interference and issues with the Alberta referendum. Once again, the Speaker has denied my request. 1/2
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The Palestine Project @palestineproject.bsky.social · 10h
Three years into the genocide, journalist Mohammed Mhawish reflects on the physical and mental toll of survival, and remembers Gaza as a place of life.
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‘We threw ourselves out of Gaza, but never really left’
Three years into the genocide, journalist Mohammed Mhawish reflects on the physical and mental toll of survival, and remembers Gaza as a place of life.
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 6h
Thousands march ahead of Brazil election runoff: 'Never Again Bolsonaro'
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Thousands march ahead of Brazil election runoff: 'Never Again Bolsonaro'
Students spilled into downtown Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, calling for votes for incumbent leftist president Lula.
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Robert MJ Thompson @wh0n0z.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
No I'm not a political junkie, but I take seriously anything that @nolore.bsky.social posts. "Everything aside, last night’s election demonstrates the extreme distortions that the first-past-the-post electoral system creates." @fairvote.ca A post-CAQ Quebec noraloreto.substack.com/p/a-post-caq...
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A post-CAQ Quebec
With just 18% of support from registered voters, Paul St. Pierre Plamondon has an enormous task of making this grotesque result of Quebec’s electoral system work
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Kassie Navarro @kassien.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A defense contractor CEO + his close associates donated nearly $900,000 to dozens of politicians and got over $40 million a year in government funding. He told the FBI that Sen. Susan Collins was his most important patron. Dive into @propublica.org’s investigation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqyi...
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 07/10/2026
Over the next 28 days, we’re planning to make more than 5.5 million calls, text over 3.5 million voters, knock on tens of thousands of doors, and train more than 10,000 election defense volunteers.
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RN Mahli @rafiamahli.com · 06/10/2026
How is this any different from the Nakba, can anyone tell me? Because this sounds exactly like what happened to my family in 1948 in Haifa. An ongoing holocaust with attendant trauma.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Mike Rogers led the charge to flood opioids into our communities. Here's what happened.
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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🕎🍉 #BREAKING | Israeli Police Throws Grenades At The Anti-Zionist Jewish Neighbourhood"Mea Shearim" In Jerusalem, As People Protest And Paint Palestinian Flags On Walls
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 07/10/2026
As budget director, Russell Vought has often ignored Congress by … not signing the checks. At other times, he’s been able to take money Congress intended for one thing and use it for something else by justifying it as a “national emergency.” Listen to our latest episode:
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Podcast: Who’s the Shadow President?
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Colorado, you cannot elect this man.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 07/10/2026
I witnessed the Pinochet regime’s fall. It offers hope – and a warning – for the US | Ariel Dorfman
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I witnessed the Pinochet regime’s fall. It offers hope – and a warning – for the US | Ariel Dorfman
November’s midterms bring parallels with a moment in October 1988. But Pinochet’s exit wasn’t the end of his influence
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
*so important*: if you’re voting by mail, assume the USPS will delay because it’s its policy. You can: —put it in drop box —go to counter to watch them postmark in front of you —if you’re dropping it in a mailbox, do it VERY EARLY.
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Euronews @euronews.com · 07/10/2026
From insurance payouts to banking, AI is taking over tasks that once took hours or days of human work – which office jobs are first in line for automation?
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The 'death' of back-office jobs: office work in the AI storm
From insurance payouts to banking, AI is taking over tasks that once took hours or days of human work – which office jobs are first in line for automation?
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Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 07/10/2026
Palestinians with Israeli citizenship are no longer asked to pledge allegiance, but to renounce their own history. Palestinian Knesset candidate Sami Abu Shehadeh did exactly that before Israel's Supreme Court, and was pushed out anyway. mondoweiss.net/2026/10/the-...
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The trial and humiliation of Sami Abu Shehadeh
Palestinians with Israeli citizenship are no longer asked to pledge allegiance, but to renounce their own history. Palestinian Knesset candidate Sami Abu Shehadeh did exactly that before Israel’s…
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
In a joint statement, Tennessee’s Catholic Bishops joined the US state’s Episcopal Bishops to ask Governor Bill Lee to spare Christa Pike’s life and prevent another attempt to carry out her death sentence: www.vaticannews.va/en/church/ne...
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Bishops urge Tennessee to commute death sentence after botched execution - Vatican News
Following the botched execution of Christa Pike, the Catholic and Episcopal Bishops of Tennessee call for the US state’s Governor to commute her death ...
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I asked the Foreign Interference office to investigate allegations of slush money being discussed between the White House and Alberta separatists. The commissioner has the power under Section 2 of the Act. I was told to buzz off. This is how it went down. charlieangus.substack.com/p/i-stand-co...
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I Stand Corrected
When it comes to foreign interference, Canadians are on their own.
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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 07/10/2026
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
If you see anyone dressed or claiming to be a federal agent, ICE or otherwise, call the nationwide nonpartisan Election Protection voter hotline at 866-OUR-VOTE, and notify a local election official. We Keep Us Safe!
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Women across Maine begged Susan Collins not to put Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court because they knew Roe was at stake. She did it anyway. To this day, she says "I do not regret that vote." Well, we sure do.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026
Troy Jackson after Collins takes credit for rural healthcare cuts in big beautiful bill not being as bad as they could've been even though she voted to advance the bill: "Sen. Collins is like an arsonist who helped set the fire, and then she wants credit for bringing a cup of water to put it out"
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 06/10/2026
Donald Trump doesn’t pick our leaders. We The People do. On October 17, millions of Americans will show up to stop the fascists from sabotaging the midterms. Join us: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 07/10/2026
Trump is the first president to call for America to be attacked. And his Republican allies said nothing. They don't care about you, or the country. Vote Democratic this November. The future of America depends on it. youtu.be/DhIeyeqI2Ng
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Daisy L.A.
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Euronews @euronews.com · 07/10/2026
European health authorities are closely following the suspected plague outbreak in Siberia, Russia. The European Commission and member states are set to discuss the matter on Wednesday morning. #EuropeNews
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EU countries to discuss suspected plague outbreak in Russia
European health authorities are closely following the suspected plague outbreak in Siberia, Russia. The European Commission and member states are set to discuss the matter on Wednesday morning.
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Common Dreams @commondreams.org · 07/10/2026
"And from what I understand, this is happening both to Democrats and Republicans when they are traveling to the Middle East."
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Senator Says Hegseth Barred Him From Gulf Base to 'Cover Up the True Cost' of Iran War
"And from what I understand, this is happening both to Democrats and Republicans when they are traveling to the Middle East."
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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 07/10/2026
Still speaking truth to power... "'I am asking for your courage to love your neighbor, to respect the dignity of every human being, and now, to vote,' Budde says in the new ad, which references her headline-grabbing sermon to President Donald Trump last year." religionnews.com/2026/10/05/b...
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Bishop Mariann Budde, in new election ad, urges people to vote
(RNS) — 'I am asking for your courage to love your neighbor, to respect the dignity of every human being, and now, to vote,' Budde says in the new ad, which references her headline-grabbing sermon to ...
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Another corruption story, and the volume makes it hard to absorb one before the next arrives. The real work is understanding why the guardrails failed. The good news: democracies have faced corrupt regimes before, and we know how to hold power accountable.
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Unprecedented Corruption—and How We End It
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Truthout @truthout.org · 07/10/2026
The Trump administration has reportedly deported dozens of LGBTQ immigrants who sought or were granted asylum for their sexuality and gender to third countries where they face danger of persecution and criminalization, a new report says.
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Report: Trump Admin Is Deporting LGBTQ Asylum Seekers to Hostile Third Countries
Officials have deported LGBTQ people to Sierra Leone, where they could face life in prison for same-sex activity.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Meta's new AI assistant, Muse, reads your email, messages and Instagram, supposedly so it can handle chores like grocery orders and canceling subscriptions. TIME went through Muse's internal instructions and found it updates a profile on you every hour. It profiles the people you talk to as
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Meta’s Muse AI Agent Is Building a Dossier On You
Internal instructions reviewed by TIME show the AI assistant mapping users and their contacts—including people who don’t use Muse—and sharing anonymized insights across its system.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The Episcopal Church in Washington goes in big with a GOTV campaign for the midterms. 'I am asking for your courage to love your neighbor, to respect the dignity of every human being, and now, to vote,' Bishop Budde says in the new ad, which references her headline-grabbing sermon to Trump last year
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Bishop Mariann Budde, in new election ad, urges people to vote
(RNS) — 'I am asking for your courage to love your neighbor, to respect the dignity of every human being, and now, to vote,' Budde says in the new ad, which references her headline-grabbing sermon to ...
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Jeromy Farkas @jeromyyyc.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
We need to talk about the separatists selling out our city and province. MAGA operatives came to Calgary to help carve up our country. Meanwhile, separatist leaders went to Washington promising our water, our oil, and our land. If you want to live in the United States, move to the United States.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Pay attention to this: it's a big deal.
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Angelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
If Ukraine is still in your feed, we are still here. Still fighting. Please don’t look away. #Ukraine #war #Ukrainians #UkrainianGirl #UkraineWar
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🔥 @katiephang.bsky.social (With Deniro behind her): “I’m suing A.G. Todd Blanche — Trump’s cosplaying personal lawyer — for the unredacted Epstein files… as an independent journo 🗣️ I don’t have a corporate oligarch telling me what to say… Trump has been violating federal law every day.”
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Alarming — 🇺🇸 Senator @chrismurphyct.bsky.social denied access to military facilities in the Middle East: “Unprecedented. Hegseth is trying to cover up the extent of the damage from a war spiraling out of control. This should be unacceptable to everybody, Republican or Democrat.”
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Journal Le Carrefour de Québec @lecarrefour.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Une analyse à chaud des résultats d'hier par David Lemelin. #PQminoritaire #PSPP #particonvervateur #qs #partiliberal www.carrefourdequebec.com/2026/10/rapp...
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RAPPORT MINORITAIRE – Le Carrefour de Québec
Le Parti Québécois retrouve le pouvoir minoritaire, avec un appui de moins de 30%, aucun député dans la Capitale-Nationale.
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+972 Magazine @972mag.com · 06/10/2026
‘A race against time’: Israel’s settlement drive is rapidly transforming Jenin New outposts, roads, and military bases are carving up Palestinian communities in an area that saw little settlement activity for two decades. By Shatha Yaish www.972mag.com/israel-settl...
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‘A race against time’: Israel’s settlement drive is rapidly transforming Jenin
New outposts, roads, and military bases are carving up Palestinian communities in an area that saw little settlement activity for two decades.
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 06/10/2026
The Voting Rights Act transformed American democracy. In An American Problem, Michael G. Miller and @kevintmorris.bsky.social trace the law’s history, its successes, and how Shelby County v. Holder weakened its protections. Available today:
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An American Problem: How the Country Built — and the Supreme Court Broke — the Voting Rights Act
Michael G. Miller and Kevin T. Morris chronicle the rise and fall of the Voting Rights Act, from the triumph of its passage in 1965 to its evisceration by the Supreme Court in 2013.
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gnrb64.bsky.social @gnrb64.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
#Quebec #PQ #QCpoli #Cdnpoli
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 06/10/2026
“[Elites] prefer to fight on cultural grounds because there are no economic implications for that. You’ll see Bank of America in a pride parade…you’re not going to see them advocating for a wealth tax.” – Briahna Joy Gray Watch Let’s Focus with Josh Rushing and Robby Soave: youtu.be/PI81S3s1LCM
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FreePalestine @savesjarrah.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
#GazaGenocide, 5 Oct 2026 At least 74,243 Palestinians have been killed and 175,232 injured since October 7, 2023, the beginning of #israel’s genocide in #Gaza. #NetanyahuWarCriminal #Boycottisrael #TrumpWarCriminal #BoycottUSA #israel Enemy of Humanity
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026
NEW: The Trump administration keeps denying and downplaying that immigration agents have been detaining Americans. It’s wrong. We’ve found more than 500 U.S. citizens have been held against their will, including handcuffed or held at gunpoint.
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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