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Davide Mastracci @davide.readthemaple.com · 15/10/2025
NEW: I created a database containing profiles of 206 Canadians who have served in the Israeli military. This is the largest such collection of names and profiles in Canada, by far, and is a major expansion on the past version. findidfsoldiers.net
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Find IDF Soldiers
A database from The Maple documenting Canadians that have served in the Israeli military.
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The Maple @readthemaple.com · 03/12/2024
The Maple is now on Bluesky! You can also follow our news editor, @alexcosh.bsky.social, and our opinion editor, @davidemastracci.bsky.social. www.readthemaple.com
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The Maple
An entirely reader funded publication that puts the working class first. We’re fiercely critical and dedicated to investigating stories and exploring ideas no one else will.
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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Trump: “The relationship that I’ve had with the people, the leaders of these countries, has been – I would really, rate it on a scale of 0 to 10, I would rate it a 10.” Colombia: “Cero! 🔥🔥🔥” #cdnpoli
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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 07/06/2025
Without this trans woman, you wouldn't be able to listen to any podcasts 👇 www.wearequeeraf.com/without-this-t…
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Revealed: Abigail Thorn cast as the first ever trans femme action star
Lynn Conway pioneered the technology that made the device you're currently using possible. She even coined a term for why her story has been forgotten.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
America cannot long remain free, nor first among nations, if it becomes the kind of place where universities are dismantled because they don't align politically with the current head of the government.
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The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 23/05/2025
Migrants are blamed for Canada’s housing crisis—while literally building the homes politicians say will fix it. @jessielaurenstein.bsky.social and Sophie O’Manique write about why we can neither build nor deport our way out of failed housing policies. breachmedia.ca/migrants-are...
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Migrants are building Canada’s homes—while getting blamed for housing policy failures ⋆ The Breach
Canada’s elite scapegoat migrants for housing woes—but they increasingly rely on them to build the homes they say will fix the crisis
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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 15/04/2025
Exclusive: Nobel Prize-winning Joseph Stiglitz criticizes Columbia for responding to the loss of $400M in federal funding with concessions to the Trump administration. He warns of compromised academic freedom and a pattern of targeting Palestinian students. Full story: interc.pt/3G7ariY
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Nobel Winner Joseph Stiglitz Denounces Columbia’s Apparent Capitulation to Trump
Professor Joseph Stiglitz criticized Columbia’s capitulation to Trump in an interview on academic freedom and deportations of students.
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Liberal Party will release full Platform on Monday April 21, 2025 #Canada #LiberalParty #cdnpoli #FederalElection www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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Carney says fully costed Liberal platform will be released by April 21
Asked when his party's fully costed platform will be available for voters to see, Liberal Leader Mark Carney promised to unveil it 'before the advance polls close' at 9 p.m. on April 21.
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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 16/04/2025
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Medical organizations, patients raise concerns about health not taking centre stage in federal election campaign
Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions points to the nation-wide shortages of health care providers as key issues requiring solutions
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 16/04/2025
President Trump threatened Harvard University’s tax-exempt status on Tuesday after the school rebuffed his administration’s demands for a series of policy changes.
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Trump Threatens Harvard’s Tax Status After Freezing Funds
Harvard has rejected an effort by the White House to exert more control over its programs. Federal law prohibits the president from telling the I.R.S. to conduct specific tax investigations.
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BlueDream @58bugeye.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Kilmer Garcia's wife, an American citizen is making a plea for the release of her husband a legal immigrant. Kilmer was abducted illegally and is being held hostage in a horrific prison in El Salvador. Make no mistake, this man is being held hostage by the Trump administration!
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micky renders @mickyr.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Tomorrow!
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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 05/04/2025
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Does Danielle Smith know we can all see and hear her?
The Alberta Premier’s spectacle of naked self-interest has been broadcast for all to see. Does she think everyone’s too stupid to notice?
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Caitlin Johnstone @caitoz.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Truth Is Antisemitism. Protest Is Terrorism. Dissent Is Russian Propaganda. www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/truth-is-a...
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Truth Is Antisemitism. Protest Is Terrorism. Dissent Is Russian Propaganda.
Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix
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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 05/04/2025
Knock knock knockin’ on every door. ✊🏻🚪👊🏻 voteAvi.ca #cdnpoli #Vacouver #ndp #VancouverCentre
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Robyn 🍁 @ladyoftheisle.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Sending SO MUCH love and strength from #Canada to #American resisters, who will be protesting across the United States today against the Trump-Musk fascist oligarchy ✊ #FightFascism #DefendDemocracy #Resist #USProtests #HandsOff2025 #3E
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Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 05/04/2025
Canada must remain, equal parts seized of the matter, vigilant, and pessimistic in the wake of Donald Trump's tariffs, writes @davidmoscrop.com
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Canada avoided additional Trump tariffs. Let’s not celebrate yet
Canada must remain, equal parts seized of the matter, vigilant, and pessimistic in the wake of Donald Trump's tariffs
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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 05/04/2025
“If we don’t defend our rights vigorously, they will surely be taken away,” said Feder.
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This College Staffer Lost Her Job After Showing a Film Critical of Israel. Now She’s Suing Over Free Speech.
Anna Feder lost her job at Emerson College after screening a film critical of Israel. Her lawsuit says it was a free-speech violation.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 05/04/2025
For one Venezuelan family, each new policy crackdown by the Trump administration feels like another step toward pushing them out
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Migrant Family Questions American Dream Under Trump
The Tonito family endured a 14-month journey to reach a safe haven in the US. That prospect has vanished in two months under the new administration
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 05/04/2025
#ICYMI: Three federal lawmakers are calling on HUD to stop any initiatives involving cryptocurrency and the blockchain, saying the scantly regulated technologies should be kept far away from the agency’s work overseeing the nation’s housing sector. By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
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Representatives Demand Housing Agency Halt Any Cryptocurrency Experiments
Following reporting by ProPublica, three Democrats on the House Financial Services Committee have warned HUD against using crypto, which they said could be “dangerous, speculative, and harmful to…
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Catherine McKenna @cathmckenna.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Poilievre needs to heed calls by First Nations leaders to drop Aaron Gunn running in North Island-Powell River who did posts denying the history of residential schools, praised Musk & supported Putin. #CPC seems to go out of its way to find brutal candidates. www.timescolonist.com/2025-canada-...
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Demand rises for removal of North Island-Powell River candidate
First Nations lead call for Conservative Party to take Aaron Gunn off ballot
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Kat @topkat7.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
I studied the right for years. That's why how I know their tricks and endless hate, division and lie peddling.
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Holly Hock 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️♀️🐕🐈🍪 @yellowdaffodils56.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
PeePee's proposed tax cuts could offer me a life without paying any income taxes and I still wouldn't vote for him. I'd rather pay my share of taxes and have healthcare and services that enhance our quality of life.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 27/03/2025
NEW: The US is pushing to control all major future infrastructure and mineral investments in Ukraine, potentially gaining a veto over any role for Kyiv's other allies
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US Seeks to Control Investment in Ukraine, Squeezing Out Europe
The US is pushing to control all major future infrastructure and mineral investments in Ukraine, potentially gaining a veto over any role for Kyiv’s other allies and undermining its bid for European U...
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micky renders @mickyr.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Election Fact Check: Winners and Losers from the Tax-Cut Promises via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
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Election Fact Check: Winners and Losers from the Tax-Cut Promises | The Tyee
The Liberals and Conservatives are both promising income tax cuts. But 9.6 million low-income Canadians won’t benefit.
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Canadians Against Trump @canadiansagainstt.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
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"Canada is a sovereign state": Trump’s ambassador pick tells US senators
YouTube video by Global News
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Holly Hock 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️♀️🐕🐈🍪 @yellowdaffodils56.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
If you're an American brainiac, scientist, researcher &now unemployed, look north to Canada. We just might be able to put that brain to work & help that research see the light of day again. We like smart people, science & facts. academica.ca/top-ten/cana... www.nationalnewswatch.com/2025/03/18/c...
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Canada invests $308M into research projects across the country – Academica Group
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Holly Hock 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️♀️🐕🐈🍪 @yellowdaffodils56.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
“It is easier to resist at the beginning than at the end.” ― Leonardo da Vinci
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freeworld__🍁🌻📎 @freeworld99.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
This will be the election of our collective lifetimes. We go to the polls to decide the future our grandchildren will live in. 🇨🇦💯🍁
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Holly Hock 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️♀️🐕🐈🍪 @yellowdaffodils56.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Courtesy of Canadian band, Trooper. Do it.
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Canadians Against Trump @canadiansagainstt.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
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FULL SPEECH | Carney says Canada is 'stronger together' in election pitch
YouTube video by CBC News
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 23/03/2025
DHS insiders say Trump’s Homeland Security agenda is now a single issue. “The vibe is: How to use DHS to go after migrants, immigrants. That is the vibe, that is the only vibe. ... It’s wild — it’s as if the rest of the department doesn’t exist.”
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Killing Grants That Have Saved Lives: Trump’s Cuts Signal End to Government Work on Terrorism Prevention
Tens of millions of dollars slated for violence prevention have been cut or are frozen as DOGE steamrolls the national security sector. “This is the government getting out of the terrorism business,”…
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 23/03/2025
The Trump administration is now accusing Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University graduate and protest leader who was detained this month, of having withheld information when he applied for permanent residency status.
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Trump Administration Lodges New Accusations Against Mahmoud Khalil
The Trump administration is now accusing the Columbia University graduate and protest leader of having withheld information when he applied for permanent residency status.
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Thomas Piggott MD PhD @twpiggott.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Spring is in the air, and spring is for for hiking and enjoying the birds returning. Big kids and young - get outside, even if they need a carry part way ❤️ Measles is also in the air, get your kiddos protected if they’re not already up to date on 💉 …
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 20/03/2025
‘Our hopes are gone’: Gaza faces fresh devastation as ceasefire collapses
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‘Our hopes are gone’: Gaza faces fresh devastation as ceasefire collapses
As Israeli airstrikes resume and new evacuation orders are issued, Palestinians are once again fleeing their homes Across Gaza, ordinary Palestinians – men and women, old and young, ill and healthy – have described their fear, despair and confusion after…
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 19/03/2025
"The collective cuts are expected to make it more difficult for food banks to meet families’ needs, with food prices now 20 percent higher than they were in 2020."
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‘Really challenging’: Food banks reeling as Trump admin. suddenly cuts $500M in deliveries
Millions of dollars worth of deliveries to food banks in six states have reportedly been abandoned without explanation – a move from the Trump administration that could cripple organizations' abilitie...
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Tim Querengesser @timquerengesser.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
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Canada announces C$6bn deal with Australia to develop Arctic radar missile-detection system
Canadian prime minister Mark Carney says deal on ‘over the horizon’ radar is part of effort to assert Canada’s sovereignty over Arctic as US priorities shift
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Kelly McMichael @kellymcm.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Want to #listencanadian? I made a #playlist of songs I like listening to while I walk. These artists will provide spiritual guidance and stress relief and you can see them live for less than a trip to the spa / therapist #canadianmusic #canadianindieplaylist open.spotify.com/playlist/6N2...
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Canadian goods mixtape
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Kevin Sexton @kevinsexton.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
This is great. CBC is hiring local reporters for 23 communities across the country that are underserved for news.
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Exclaim! @exclaimdotca.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
This Week's Newly Announced Tours, Including Deftones, Matt Berninger and More: March 14, 2025
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This Week's Newly Announced Tours, Including Deftones, Matt Berninger and More: March 14, 2025
The arrival of spring always seems to be synonymous with the arrival of non-stop tour announcements. This week's roundup of tours coming to
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justpeaceadvocates.ca @justpeaceadvocates.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
3/ Precision Destruction: F-35s, partly funded by Canada, have obliterated entire neighborhoods in Gaza with pinpoint accuracy. These $100M jets can track 1,000+ targets simultaneously, making escape nearly impossible for civilians.
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justpeaceadvocates.ca @justpeaceadvocates.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Gaza Under Fire: F-35s are weapons of mass destruction that have obliterated Gaza. Canada has poured over $19 BILLION to fund these fighter jets to commit these atrocities.#canpoli
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justpeaceadvocates.ca @justpeaceadvocates.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
🚨 #Zionism—like Nazism—is rooted in racial supremacy. UN experts affirm this. Trudeau, Biden, Hitler: proud Zionists. US/Canada’s settler-colonial violence inspired Hitler’s genocide. Watch Lina Abojaradeh, a Palestinian artist, expose apartheid’s roots. www.youtube.com/shorts/WpJI5...
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I AM A ZIONIST: what Biden, Trudeau and Hitler have in common #trudeau #canada #biden
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justpeaceadvocates.ca @justpeaceadvocates.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
🤔 If provincial liquor agencies can pull American booze within hours and boycott Russia over Ukraine, they must boycott Israel over Palestine. Pull all Israeli wines from shelves. Occupation is occupation. No double standards. 🚫
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justpeaceadvocates.ca @justpeaceadvocates.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
🍷🚫 Think Israeli wine is "just wine"? Think again. Whether the winery is in '48 know as “Israel” or not, its vineyards often steal land from occupied Palestine & Syria’s Golan Heights. Every sip fuels apartheid and illegal settlements. #BoycottIsraeliWine #BDS #FreePalestine x.com/aliabunimah/...
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Ali Abunimah on X: "Ontario's state liquor monopoly @LCBO banned US products to retaliate against @realDonaldTrump, while still selling wines from "Israel's" illegal settler colonies, such as this one in the occupied Golan Heights. In Canada you can even boycott the US, but not genocidal "Israel" https://t.co/tQXjHY3F64" / X
Ontario's state liquor monopoly @LCBO banned US products to retaliate against @realDonaldTrump, while still selling wines from "Israel's" illegal settler colonies, such as this one in the occupied Golan Heights. In Canada you can even boycott the US, but not genocidal "Israel" https://t.co/tQXjHY3F64
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justpeaceadvocates.ca @justpeaceadvocates.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Sweeten Your Ramadan & Eid with Resilience! 🌿 This year, your dates can carry more than sweetness—they support Palestinian farmers and justice work for Palestine. ✨ Palestine Just Trade Medjoul Dates are from Al Rwad in Jericho
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Jewish Voice for Peace @jvp.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Genocide was always the goal. And as anti-Zionist Jews we refuse to let the root cause of this genocide — Zionism — go unnamed or unchallenged in any of our communities.
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