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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 27/09/2026

Google finally updated some of its satellite images of Gaza and my god, it's horrific. The entirety of Rafah has been demolished. The majority of Khan Younis is in ruins. Entire towns completely leveled and erased of the map.

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 16/09/2026

New petition sponsored by Liberal MP Arielle Kayabaga calls for a new criminal offence banning recording / publishing video of vulnerable people in public, including those who are homeless, experiencing mental health crises or impaired due to substance use www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

Petition to the Government of Canada

Whereas:

• Houseless individuals and those that struggle with mental health are especially vulnerable to exploitation given their circumstances; • The law currently allows these vulnerable people to be filmed and posted on social media without their knowledge and consent often while experiencing crisis;

• This practice puts at risk the safety of this community by allowing those that may mean them harm, a tool to find them. This is especially relevant considering that this population that has a high number of domestic violence survivors and is at higher risk for sexual exploitation; • This act can increase stigmatization and of these groups by showing only snapshots of people suffering or in crisis, with no additional context or education; and

• This community is unlikely to have the resources to seek out civil remedies and criminal remedies against harassment and thus should be afforded extra protection.

We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to create a new provision in the Criminal Code that would make it an offence to knowingly record in public, a person the recorder knows is experiencing "prescribed circumstance of significant vulnerability" for the purposes of publishing or distributing that recording to the public. "Prescribed circumstance of significant vulnerability" include:

(a) experiencing homelessness; (

b) experiencing a mental-health crisis or other acute psychological crisis;

(c) experiencing significant impairment resulting from alcohol, drugs, or another substance; and

(d) experiencing another prescribed circumstance that substantially increases the person's vulnerability to exploitation or serious harm from public exposure.

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Jewish Voice for Peace @jvp.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

In 1982, an Israeli-backed Lebanese militia massacred over 3,500 Palestinian and Lebanese civilians in Sabra and Shatila, still remembered as one of the worst atrocities in modern history.

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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 14/09/2026

On Sept. 13, an MSF bus carrying 10 humanitarian staff in #Gaza City was damaged by an Israeli airstrike on a targeted vehicle just two metres away. One MSF staff member was injured in the strike.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 14/09/2026

Archaeologists Discover More Old Shit That Sucks theonion.com/archaeologists-discove…

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ℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Worth noting, as Macklemore was banned by NFL owners in what will be dubbed "fighting antisemitism", that Kanye, who - sold merch with swastikas - said on Alex Jones that he idolizes Hitler - tweeted he was "going Defcon 3 on Jewish people" is currently on a multi-city tour of NFL stadiums

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Harsha Walia @harshawalia.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Annoucement by Canada, UK, France & others to ban goods from illegal settlements in occupied West Bank is important & comes after much organizing! Note tho - annoucement is connected to these countries' efforts to revive Oslo. So we wont see end to trade agreement with Israel or full arms embargo.

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David Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · 27/08/2026

Holy fuck what a stupid day.

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Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 26/08/2026

The reason why people think Dolly was “politically neutral” is because they don’t understand being political as a series of actions born of commitment to an idea. Being political as defined by the pundit class is to be in front of a microphone delivering sound bytes, it’s something to be devoured

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Mercedes Maitland @mercedesdigsit.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Fiancè’s workplace is already feeling the trade war: The plant is shutting down some equipment this morning (something they usually only do twice a year for maintenance). We’re gonna be ok no matter what, but yikes for so many others 😬 Still better than that “deal” on the table, though. Woof.

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404 Media @404media.co · 17/08/2026

EXCLUSIVE: 404 Media placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. @evystadium.bsky.social has more. Investigation by @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/we-tracked-a...

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Mark Carney has: -scrapped consumer carbon tax -scrapped oil/gas emissions cap -cut $1.3B from environment Canada -weakened industrial carbon pricing -axed 2 billion trees program -approved 1M barrels/day pipeline -weakened greenwashing laws While this is happening:

Five straight years warmer than anything observed before 2023 (Current record +1.53 degrees warming) en route to 2 degrees by 2030

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

This is what Kamloops looks like right now while the liberals are building more pipelines and data centers

orange clouds of fire smoke darken the sky in Kamloops BC

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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · 08/07/2026

Please consider donating if you can - we’ve got a few donation in the past day but progress is still slow. ⬇️

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Carney is totally flooding the zone right now by the way. A look at the last week or so: 24 Sussex reno, years overdue. Huge nuclear energy announcement. Missing climate targets (!!). Canada-BC MOU. PIPELINE PLAN WITH ALBERTA (!!). WORRYING SENATE REFORMS (!!). Massive submarine decision. NATO.

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

He says it would be too expensive to meet our climate targets…so who is saving money when we don’t? The people whose houses burn down in forest fires? Those who lose homes to flooding? The people who die in heat domes?

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Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East @cjpme.org · 19/06/2026

The Canadian Museum for Human Rights is set to launch its groundbreaking exhibit on the Nakba, but is facing relentless attacks from the pro-Israel lobby. Join us in emailing Minister Miller to encourage him to reject these efforts to silence Palestinian histories. www.cjpme.org/support_nakb...

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Ben Phillips @benphillips76.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

These declarations are made out in the open, now with automatic translation. Western politicians and commentators who pretend not to notice these grotesque declarations by *the national security minister of a state which their countries arm and fund* are complicit in them.

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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 09/06/2026

The New York Times is investigating the Israeli military's recent use of white phosphorus in Lebanon against Hezbollah. Human Rights Watch has previously documented the Israeli military’s widespread use of white phosphorus. 🧵⤵️

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What Visual Evidence Tells Us About Israel’s Use of White Phosphorus in Lebanon

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Take your money out of banks and use credit unions instead. Check what your credit union invests in so you know (you get to choose and vote on what your money is used for)

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 02/06/2026

1/ Palantir is deeply embedded in the scariest activities of the Trump regime – enabling everything from mass deportations and lawless assassinations in international waters to ethnic cleansing, genocide, and war crimes.

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yipeng ge 葛义朋 @yipengge.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

The Israeli military has again committed an act of maritime piracy by illegally intercepting and kidnapping civilians on these boats. 12 people with Canadian passports have been abducted by the Israeli military. We have lost contact with our dear friends and comrades.

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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · 10/05/2026

“I only donate to legit charities!” is a common reframe on this hell app - but look at what’s really happening on the ground to see how useful that is. ⬇️ We help people when we can, where we can. And sometimes the best way is directly to them.

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Dr. Hilary Agro, PhD 🍄 @hilaryagro.com · 05/05/2026

People are exposed to so much judgment and shame on a daily basis that any whiff of that in your teachings is going to make them tune out or get defensive. Talk to people like we're in this together as a team, not as if they should know better already. It sounds corny but, love is the way.

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Ben Elliott @archsoundscapes.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

23 month Lectureship in Archaeology with UHI in Orkney. Lots of exciting things happening in Kirkwall at the moment with the AEONS facilities, MA in Contemporary Art and Archaeology, and loads of fun research projects. Come and join us! myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils/ork...

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a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a door that says join us

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a door that says join us

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Kraven Lupei - Toothy 'n Tasty @kravenlupei.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

posting this 'ol thing again for no reason

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Eiynah 🇵🇸 @nicemangos.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

What was normalized in Gaza will have lasting effects on the entire world. It was a signal to the worst of humanity that they can get away with even livestreamed genocide. And we see that very genocide expanding today, and Trump joining in not under cover like Biden, but front & center.

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Mercedes Maitland @mercedesdigsit.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Me upon waking: I’m gonna have such a productive day today, gonna get so much work done, not gonna get distracted at all! Trump: HAH think again b*tch

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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 07/04/2026

Seeing a lot of US accounts talking about "nuclear war" and the "threat" to them when the real horror of this right now is the US performing a nuclear-armed genocide, or conventionally delivered massive crimes against humanity, and you all really need to remember the lives of other people matter.

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Moudhy Al-Rashid (she/her) @moudhy.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

What I gather from this ancient Babylonian dialogue (and others) is that we have grappled with injustice for millennia. We've talked about it with our friends, and we've felt understandably depressed. How can we not? But we will keep fighting, and the smoke will clear one day...

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YSW @nasilemak.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

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Mercedes Maitland @mercedesdigsit.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

This statement adds to a growing list of empty statements from the Canadian government which enables globally recognized atrocity crimes while functionally ignoring the Palestinian people. Canada unequivocally shrugs at its own impotence.

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 31/03/2026

Reflexive hatred of journalists and journalism as a whole is one of those right wing behaviors that doesn't get treated as such because the institution of journalism is in really bad shape, for reasons not actually journalist's fault. I am not a journalist so you cant get mad at me for saying this

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

There’s still time to take our survey about the landscape of science communication and share your experience

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Alex Boutilier @alexboutilier.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

I was part of the Global/First Nations University of Canada investigation into Indigenous procurement back in 2024. We knew there were problems, but it turns out we were just scratching the surface.

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Jewish Voice for Peace @jvp.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Under protection from the Israeli military, Jewish supremacist settlers carried out a massive pogrom against Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank over Eid weekend.

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Dr. Angry Anarchist (Free 🇵🇸) @archhelmer.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Destruction of cultural heritage is not tangential to other genocidal acts, it is itself a crucial tactic of genocide that seeks to erase the very history of a people on the lands they call home 🏺

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Attention Science Communicators! We are conducting a survey on the landscape of science communication & need your help gathering experiences. Please send this to #SciComm ppl you know. We want to get as thorough a sense of the state of the field as we can. umiami.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

A block of text that says "Scientists at the University of Miami are carrying out a research study on trends in the field of science communication.

For this survey we are defining science communication as work that is done:

• by a technical subject area expert in some field related to science, technology, engineering, or mathematics,
• outside of classroom settings
• aimed at the public

If you are 18 years of age or older and work or recently worked in this field (full-time, part-time, or as a side project), please click the link below to complete a short survey. If you are interested in learning more about this research study, please e-mail us at Julia.wester@miami.edu. In the body of your email please provide your full name, and if you would prefer to be contacted by phone, your phone number and the best time to reach you. Contacting us for more information does not commit you to participating, and should you decide to participate you may terminate your participation at any time."

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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

I am begging my fellow Canadians to take a break for a second from obsessing about American corruption to focus on our home grown versions. Ford is a corrupt crony goon who has done countless shady backroom deals. He wants to remove one of our most powerful tools to hold him accountable. Fuck that!

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Ontario to introduce bill exempting Premier, cabinet from FOI requests

Government’s proposed changes follow its loss of court battle over call logs for Ford’s personal cellphone

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Dr. Angry Anarchist (Free 🇵🇸) @archhelmer.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

The field of archaeology was developed as a tool of imperialism and settler colonialism and every attempt to depoliticize archaeology is an abdication of our responsibility to actively undo the harms of our predecessors through reparative justice🏺

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Mercedes Maitland @mercedesdigsit.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Ok so I just moved and have been sick so I have hardly touched my phone or interacted with the world in about a week and uuuuuh I missed a lot, huh? 😬

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Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

A REQUEST: I have a student who is wheelchair bound+their dream is to participate in an archaeological excavation... not a "token" desk job but for real, to dig. Their disability means they have to stay in the chair. What is out there for opportunities/adaptive aids etc? 🏺 (shared w their blessing)

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