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Monisha Martins

@monishamartins.bsky.social
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Journalist. Amateur basket-weaver.

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 14h
For those keeping track, Canada now has *two* journalists with purported links to foreign intelligence agencies
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This National Post Columnist Says He Spied for a Foreign Intelligence Agency. Experts Call His Behaviour ‘Unethical’ and ‘Absurd’.
National Post columnist Adam Zivo says he was moonlighting as a foreign intelligence asset at the same time as he worked for the National Post
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Monisha Martins @monishamartins.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Name them. Shame them. Unmask these losers.
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
When farms stop yielding, hunger does not knock — it breaks the door. Across the Horn of Africa, soils that once fed nations are turning barren. This is not “bad weather.” This is climate change rewriting our food systems in real time.
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Dave Nelson 🇨🇦 @davenlsn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Don't buy American produce. Another example: Driscoll's sent millions of pounds of fruit containing non-compliant levels of pesticides and chemicals to Canada and the company tried to cover it up. #BoycottUSA #CanadaSky www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Whistleblower alleges millions of Driscoll’s berries sent to Canada with excess chemical levels | CBC News
A whistleblower lawsuit in California is alleging millions of pounds of Driscoll's fruit containing non-compliant levels of pesticides and chemicals crossed the border into Canada, and the company tri...
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Eurosky Sebastian @sebastian.eurosky.social · 23/09/2026
Building a European alternative to TikTok and am looking for testers (preferably Gen-Z). Who wants to give it a go? 100 spots - first come first serve. testflight.apple.com/join/xYr4BKy7
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Join the Bluescreen for Bluesky beta
Available on iOS
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Monisha Martins @monishamartins.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Guess which parties voted for the ban? (One of them leads Germany right now & the other is leading in the polls because Germany doesn’t think it has a Nazi problem)
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Monisha Martins @monishamartins.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Gotta have the oil grift last until the mid-terms!!
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Tod Maffin 🇨🇦 @todmaffin.com · 25/09/2026
Thinking of visiting the US? Consider it carefully, as they’re going to seize your phone and look at everything you have on it.
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Liz Renzetti @lizrenzetti.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"The violent contents of Van Rootselaar’s two ChatGPT accounts, detailed here for the first time, are far more extensive and disturbing than previously known." "It advised her to always frame her content as fictional or hypothetical in order to “never get flagged again” by OpenAI’s moderation"
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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 24/09/2026
some genocide and war crimes are ok as long as you’re part of the International Community
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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This is what happens when society ignores the far right while criminalizing people who are actually on the side of peace and safety.
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Nathan K. Hensley @nathankhensley.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
never forget that our universities fired and expelled people for opposing this
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 19/09/2026
MS Now and CNN say their reporters were denied access to White House after Trump media ban
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MS Now and CNN say their reporters were denied access to White House after Trump media ban
President said he was banning MS Now, CNN and Politico journalists, saying of their coverage: ‘You get sick of it.’
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Monisha Martins @monishamartins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
What better way to commemorate International Cures Day than play The Cure all day! ❤️ KEXP www.kexp.org/listen
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Tod Maffin 🇨🇦 @todmaffin.com · 17/09/2026
More small Canadian businesses hit by American tariffs that you can help! #buycanadian
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More small Canadian businesses hit by American tariffs that you can help! #buycanadian
More small Canadian businesses hit by American tariffs that you can help! #buycanadian 📰 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥: newsletter.todmaffin.com 👕 𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗛: shop.todmaffin.com 🎙️ 𝗣𝗢𝗗𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗧: mirrorfalls.com ☕ Help support my work: support.todmaffin.com 🔗 Follow me on social: links.todmaffin.com ✉️ Contact my team: contact.todmaffin.com
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
GENEVA (AP) — UN-backed human rights experts find 'reasonable grounds' to believe US committed war crimes in 2 deadly strikes on Iran.
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Monisha Martins @monishamartins.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Maybe I’ll finally get to put my EU policy officer certification to use.
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🔫Scott Martin🛼 @youcaughtscott.com · 15/09/2026
When Australia privatized their airports, their Competition Bureau found that consumers paid $1.6 billion in extra fees.
abc.net.au
Lack of airport regulation costs consumers up to $1.6b in fees: ACCC
Airlines and their passengers have paid up to $1.6 billion too much for airport access over the past decade due to a textbook example of how not to privatise monopoly assets, the competition regulator...
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Here's a non-paywalled version of the reporting on Canada becoming a possible "associate member" of the EU. It suggests Canada is willing to agree free movement of people, which (if true) would mean that the EU would be willing to agree more internal market access. www.reuters.com/world/americ...
reuters.com
Carney pushes idea of making Canada 'associate member' of EU, WSJ reports
The EU is open to the idea, the Journal reported.
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 13/09/2026
WSJ: PM Mark Carney is exploring whether Canada could become an “associate member” of the European Union The EU is open to the idea. This would create a new membership status, per EU & Canadian officials.
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
This German comedy sketch (with English subtitles) perfectly captures so much of what is going on right now in the UK, the US, and across Europe. "Playing the 'Nazi Card' in the Third Reich", by Browser Ballett.
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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
He's doing racist revisionist history of a white supremacist who starved Indigenous children to death. Even by the standards of the time John A Macdonald shocked parliament by openly stating the "superiority of the aryan race" and that Indigenous and Asian people were a "different species"
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 06/09/2026
Far-right AfD wins key German state election but may fail to secure majority
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Far-right AfD wins key German state election but may fail to secure majority
Exit poll shows Alternative für Deutschland on 44.5% of vote in Saxony-Anhalt after huge turnout, with votes still being counted The populist far-right, anti-immigration Alternative für Deutschland has emerged as the winner in a crucial state election in Germany, exit polls have projected, but it remains unclear as to whether it will be able to form a government and become the first far-right party to gain power at regional or parliament level since the second world war. Initial exit polls showed the party to have secured 44.5% of the vote, decisively ahead of the Christian Democrats of the chancellor, Friedrich Merz, in a contest that was being followed across the world. Continue reading...
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 06/09/2026
A subdued CDU lead candidate Sven Schulze conceded the election and congratulated the AfD The AfD may end up failing to secure an outright majority, in which case it will fall to the CDU to hobble together a coalition with the other parties, including Die Linke (“The Left”)
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 05/09/2026
Good morning to the maritimes and central Canada It’s Saturday afternoon in Magdeburg, Germany where thousands are gathering right now in Willy Brandt Platz for a large anti-AfD rally ahead of tomorrow’s election in Saxony-Anhalt
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Brett McKay @brettmckay.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The Asper Foundation paused a $50K donation to the human rights museum because of its Nakba exhibit and its trustee called for an assessment of museum policy. The foundation has also given more than $4.8M to charities later sanctioned for sending funds to the IDF or illegal Israeli settlements.
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jess m. ☕🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
CANADIANS: RUIN THE FUCK OUT OF THIS ANTI-AI PETITION. this is an OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT PETITION and it needs you to verify an email and that's it. do this right now please. thaaaaanks.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 03/09/2026
Dutch central bank moves 86 tonnes of gold to UK from US and Canada, citing ‘geopolitical unrest’
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Dutch central bank moves 86 tonnes of gold to UK from US and Canada, citing ‘geopolitical unrest’
Bank says gold reserves held in London could be traded more easily and the move will allow it to respond more rapidly in a ‘crisis situation’ The Dutch central bank says it has moved 86 tonnes of its gold reserves out of the US and Canada to London, citing “increasing geopolitical unrest”. De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) said gold reserves held in London could be traded more easily than those held in New York and Ottawa. Continue reading...
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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Your reminder that Albertans vote on a referendum next month on whether the province should cut off temporary residents from health care and education — without knowing if Danielle Smith would do that to the 260,000 migrants already in Alberta. (Her office won't say) www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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ANALYSIS | What some immigrants could lose if Alberta votes yes to Danielle Smith's questions | CBC News
To many voters, the various questions on the Oct. 19 ballots that cover social services for newcomers will appear confusing and contradictory.
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David J. Climenhaga @djclimenhaga.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Impact of Meta AI data centre could add up to $460 a year to the typical Albertan’s electricity bill: Pembina Institute. albertapolitics.ca/2026/08/impa...
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Impact of Meta AI data centre could add up to $460 a year to the typical Albertan’s electricity bill: Pembina Institute - Alberta Politics
Oddly, Alberta media seem to have had very little to say about the new analysis by the Pembina Institute that the $13-billion Artificial Intelligence data centre planned by Meta Platforms Inc. in Stur...
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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
"caused by a glacial collapse"
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Unofficial BBCNews (World) Bot @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Seven killed in Israeli strike on southern Lebanon, country's PM says
bbc.co.uk
Seven killed in Israeli strike on southern Lebanon, country's PM says
Among those killed in the strike on Ansar included three children and two women, state media reports.
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Siege of West Bank families 'state-backed settler terror', Amnesty official says - www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/liv…
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Siege of West Bank families 'state-backed settler terror', Amnesty official says
<article data-history-node-id="446036" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/siege-west-bank-families-state-backed-settler-terror-amnesty-official" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/siege-west-bank-families-state-backed-settler-terror-amnesty-official" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Siege of West Bank families 'state-backed settler terror', Amnesty official says </span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The ongoing siege of a several Palestinian families in the West Bank “is not an isolated incident”, but “part of an accelerating pattern of state-backed settler terror and forced displacement across the occupied West Bank,” an Amnesty International official said.</p> <p>In a post on X, Erika Guevara Rosas, Amnesty International’s senior director for research, advocacy, policy and campaigns, said the “world must act now to protect Palestinians, end impunity, and hold Israel accountable”.</p> <p>“Three Palestinian families in Qusra have been under siege for days. Settlers have attacked their homes, blocked access to food and water, and even assaulted ambulances trying to reach them. Instead of protecting the families, Israeli forces allowed the settlers to remain,” she said.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Three Palestinian families in Qusra have been under siege for days. Settlers have attacked their homes, blocked access to food and water, and even assaulted ambulances trying to reach them. Instead of protecting the families, Israeli forces allowed the settlers to remain. This is…</p> — Erika Guevara Rosas (@ErikaGuevaraR) <a href="https://x.com/ErikaGuevaraR/status/2088302677989937654?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 14, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div> </div> </article>
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Cheryl Howard @cdngrrleh.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
He’s most definitely a blatant Nazi.
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Monisha Martins @monishamartins.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
All Canadians get is another oil pipeline.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 12/08/2026
Israel deliberately starting wildfires in southern Lebanon, firefighters say
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Israel deliberately starting wildfires in southern Lebanon, firefighters say
First responders, residents and environmental groups say military dropping flares to destroy forests and crops Firefighters and residents of south Lebanon have accused the Israeli military of lighting wildfires in the region, as forested areas burned down in blazes sparked by Israeli bombing. Environmental groups said the fires in recent weeks were part of a longstanding Israeli practice of targeting Lebanon’s natural environment. Continue reading...
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Monisha Martins @monishamartins.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
More pipelines!!
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
“In other words, had the premier not intervened to boost the separatist effort, it would have failed by a considerable margin.” ca.news.yahoo.com/breakenridge...
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Breakenridge: Separatist drive fell far short of 'confident boasts'
Had the premier not intervened to boost the separatist effort, it would have failed by a considerable margin
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
When your "mediators" are cutting their own deals:
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Stereogum @stereogum.com · 29/07/2026
Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash at age 56
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Glen Hansard Dead At 56
Glen Hansard, the Oscar-winning Irish singer-songwriter and actor who rose to fame fronting the Frames and starring in The Commitments, then gained greater notoriety through the movie Once and the rel...
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Kara Fagan 🇨🇦 Liberal @fagankara.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
www.canada.ca/en/innovatio... Have your say #Canada. Get all your questions out there.
canada.ca
Government of Canada launches public consultation on AI transparency - Canada.ca
Public feedback will help shape next steps to advance safe, responsible and reliable AI in Canada
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
💪 🤖🫧💥 techcrunch.com/2026/07/25/l...
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Librarians are hosting viral 'Avoiding AI' workshops for people who are fed up with Big Tech | TechCrunch
At libraries around the country, "Avoiding AI" workshops have elicited unprecedented demand.
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Ben Holt 🇨🇦 @beanjammin.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Meanwhile, elsewhere in Canada an antigenocide protestor was arrested on speech related terrorism charges. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Jewish advocacy organization, North Bay mayor condemn 'Bigotfest' planned near the city | CBC News
The mayor of North Bay and a Jewish advocacy organization are condemning a weekend gathering that appears to be taking place somewhere in the area— that organizers themselves are calling “Bigotfest”— ...
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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 23/07/2026
MARK CARNEY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...
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Carney government cut nearly half the jobs at nerve centre for managing wildfires: union
The Carney government cut about 50 positions from the federal nerve centre responsible for managing forest fires, the union says.
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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Eby: "I feel sorry for Americans. If you can't be friends with Canada, then you almost certainly do not have a friend anywhere in the world. And that is a very lonely place to be." #cdnpoli
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Ivan Sigal @ivansigal.eurosky.social · 21/07/2026
Love this feature; who says social media can't properly prioritize trustworthy information sources?
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Stereogum @stereogum.com · 20/07/2026
Tomahawk, the supergroup led by Faith No More’s Mike Patton, played their first show since 2013 last night. Their US trek with Melvins is called the A Huge Waste Of Your Time And Money Tour and it runs through mid-August. Then next year Faith No More will play their first gigs in over a decade.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 19/07/2026
Iran struck a military base in Jordan on Friday, killing two U.S. service members and leaving one missing, according to the U.S. military. It was the first time American soldiers were killed by Iranian fire since a truce unraveled in recent weeks. trib.al/4GtoGg2
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 17/07/2026
According to Teamsters Canada, the CN Rail workers trapped in that train engulfed in flames ended up having to flee through the burning forest on foot: “They ran for a mile or two ... It’s crazy that they have to go through that. But the train should not have been there in the first place”
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Regulators investigating why CN workers were forced to flee wildfires on foot
Officials working to determine if there were Railway Safety Act, Labour Code violations, Transport Canada says
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Michael Nabert @sustainablesong.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Mark Carney's made deep cuts to Natural Resources Canada that strip away science-based expertise on forest fires, "decimating capacity" to track wildfire activity. Only one forest pathologist now monitors the entire forestry system east of the Rockies. 5/ www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/05/n...
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Cuts at Natural Resources Canada ‘decimate’ wildfire and flood tracking capacity, unions warn
Carney's cuts have hit Natural Resources Canada, causing uproar from public sector unions warning the layoffs will hurt Canada's ability to respond to cliamte change and protect Canadians from wildfir...
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