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Humanitarian - Québec #archaeology #art #genealogy #music #nature #politics #science #sports #universe #retired🧓 You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. Desiderata - youtu.be/JdNwa-g_Uu8

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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Stop the game! 1/2 youtu.be/Ml90JjRPxdE?...
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STOP THE GAME! The FAI Should Refuse to Play Against the APARTHEID Team!
YouTube video by Miko Peled - Palestine House of Freedom
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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Zionist Israeli myths: Zionism has absolutely nothing to do with Judaism. Zionists are terrorists & should be treated as such. 1/2 youtu.be/RTSqz1dJyss?...
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"Israel has the Right to Defend Itself" and Other MYTHS!
YouTube video by Miko Peled - Palestine House of Freedom
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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Because it's Saturday & the real world news is too depressing to comment on... Kudos to @22-minutes.bsky.social for giving us such a brilliant escape. youtu.be/WJ40g0KKQAM?...
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Natalie Harp updates President Donald Trump! | This Hour Has 22 Minutes
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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
@liberalca.bsky.social @ndp.ca @ctvnewsottawa.bsky.social @globalnews.ca @tvanouvelles.ca Kudos to Independent Jewish Voices Canada for everything they do to maintain peace among all Canadians. ijvcanada.org/avi-lewis-yo... via @indjewishvoices.bsky.social
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Avi Lewis’ Yom Kippur reflection speaks to Jews fighting for a better world
In advance of Yom Kippur, NDP leader Avi Lewis tweeted a brief reflection, naming that on a day when Jews are called to account for the year that has passed, “we failed to do our part to stop an ongoi...
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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
worldbeyondwar.org/peacebypiece/
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Submissions Open: Peace by Piece Magazine - World BEYOND War
Submissions Open! Peace by Piece Digital Magazine Peace by Piece is a collaborative magazine issue by Beyond Horizons Literary Magazine and World BEYOND War that encompasses the views and experiences ...
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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
votonspalestineqc.ca/en/
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Vote Palestine — For a Quebec of integrity
Four demands for candidates in the 5 October 2026 Quebec election. See where your candidates stand, and take the pledge.
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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...
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Call on the UN General Assembly to suspend genocidal Israel
Dear supporter, World leaders are gathering at the 81st Session of the UNGA this week. On 18 September 2024, the UN overwhelmingly endorsed the ICJ ruling that Israel’s occupation is illegal and cons...
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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Sign the Petition
Remove Pink as a UNICEF Ambassador
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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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How modern fascism works | End Times Fascism | Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor
YouTube video by Naomi Klein
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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
@liberalca.bsky.social @ndp.ca @ctvnewsottawa.bsky.social @globalnews.ca An all-time hero, please note his reference to the video, which is indicative of his incredible intellect, his undeniable insight into Israel's genocide of thousands across the ME. www.normanfinkelstein.com/in-praise-of...
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In Praise of the Houthis
From Norman Finkelstein’s new book, Gaza’s Gravediggers: The genocidal Israeli juggernaut proved unstoppable. But it wasn’t for a want of trying. It behooves the chronicler to memoriali…
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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
@ctvnewsottawa.bsky.social @globalnews.ca @tvanouvelles.ca @lapresse.ca @petermansbridge.bsky.social @liberalca.bsky.social @ndp.ca
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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
@hrw.org @ifrc.org @amnesty.org @jvplive.bsky.social @indjewishvoices.bsky.social @cjpme.org @mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social @ctvnewsottawa.bsky.social @globalnews.ca @tvanouvelles.ca youtube.com/shorts/EVQiR...
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Former Israeli prime minister calls settler violence ethnic cleansing
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert spoke of the recent sanct...
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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Speak on behalf of normal people worldwide, say it clearly for all of us. @hrw.org @ifrc.org @amnesty.org @jvplive.bsky.social @indjewishvoices.bsky.social @cjpme.org @mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social @ctvnewsottawa.bsky.social @globalnews.ca @tvanouvelles.ca
Tayab Ali @tayab_ali_

🚨 It’s become safe for you all, wherever you are and whatever you do, to say it clearly. 

🇬🇧 It is now the UK Government’s position.

♦️The occupation is unlawful.

♦️There are Israeli settler terrorists.

♦️They are engaged in ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.

♦️Members of the Israeli Government have supported the forced displacement of Palestinians.

♦️ In Gaza there has been death, destruction and dehumanisation on an appalling scale. More than 70,000 people have been killed, including at least 20,000 children. Nearly two million people have been displaced, humanitarian aid has been routinely blocked, hospitals and clinics destroyed and more than 60% of homes left in ruins.

♦️There is evidence that war crimes appear to have been committed in Gaza and those crimes must be investigated.

➡️ These are no longer words that can simply be dismissed as extreme or inflammatory. 

➡️ They are conclusions and descriptions the British Government itself is now prepared to use.

So use them. 

Say clearly what is happening to Palestinians.

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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
@liberalca.bsky.social @ctvnewsottawa.bsky.social @globalnews.ca @tvanouvelles.ca In an ironic twist, the @cijainfo.bsky.social highlights the exact description of the IDF, a confirmation of the need to block re-entry of their dual citizens. www.readthemaple.com/cija-is-lobb...
The filings state that CIJA expressed: 

“Continued support for revocation of citizenship in cases involving war crimes, crimes against humanity, terrorism, and extreme promotion of hate; strengthened screening to bar entry and deny citizenship to individuals who pose security threats or have ties to extremist or terrorist organizations; removal of individuals already in Canada who obtained status through false representation; establishment of a fast-track removal stream for high-risk individuals linked to foreign extremist organizations; accelerated removals for individuals convicted of violent crimes; and standalone immigration consequences for expressing support for listed terrorist entities, even in the absence of criminal convictions.”
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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Jewish filmmaker Dror Dayan's film: 'Gleichgeschaltet', goes beyond documenting the 2024 crackdown on Berlin's Palestine Congress, the entry and activity bans surrounding it, to examine the forces behind it. youtube.com/shorts/4jcmv...
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'Gleichgeschaltet': A new film by Jewish filmmaker Dror Dayan
YouTube video by The New Arab
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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
@mark-carney.bsky.social @evansolomon.bsky.social @ndp.ca @ctvnewsottawa.bsky.social @globalnews.ca @tvanouvelles.ca @lapresse.ca @petermansbridge.bsky.social There but for the grace of God goes Canada, unless the @liberalca.bsky.social forcefully takes us there. youtube.com/shorts/6VS3c...
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We went to Wyoming. Locals are FURIOUS about Big Tech's data center takeover.
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
@mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social @liberalca.bsky.social @ndp.ca @ctvnewsottawa.bsky.social @globalnews.ca @tvanouvelles.ca @lapresse.ca 1/2 actionnetwork.org/letters/cana...
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Canada must deny entry to RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat
On August 5, more than 40 Canadian civil society and community organizations sent a letter calling on Minister Anandasangaree to bar RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat from entering Canada for his planned visit....
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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
POTUS, on behalf of all the citizens of the USA, can't say no because, just as in the past, they are complicit in everything Israel has done & continues to do, including genocide across the ME. Hamstrung by their guilt, they're ruled by Israel. 1/2 youtube.com/shorts/mRx15...
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Are Americans tired of Israel?
YouTube video by TRT World
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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
From the essay written by Bill Gates about the dangers inherent in AI, the steps he feels institutions should be taking nationally & internationally, to counter them. For starters, who would trust the US or Israel in any scenario as vital as controlling AI? www.gatesnotes.com/a-turbulent-...
AI-enabled fraud, disinformation, deepfakes, and surveillance are the harms that many people will feel most keenly in their everyday lives.

AI capabilities are starting to be used for cyberattacks. The smartest cybersecurity experts I know are scared about the next few years, because the attackers are getting powerful new capabilities faster than the defenders can fix all the weaknesses. After all, the same AI model that can find a flaw in software so a company can fix it can also help a criminal exploit it. The resources needed to make an attack are going down significantly and we haven’t been able to separate those abilities from benign usage.

Think about the infrastructure that will be vulnerable: hospitals, financial institutions, water systems, power grids, systems for managing government benefits. When these institutions are attacked, it’s the patients, customers, and benefits recipients who stand to lose.

The same goes for bioterrorism. Although AI will lead to lifesaving advances in drugs and vaccines, it will also make it easier to design a deadly new disease. Again, the positive capabilities are hard to separate from the dangerous ones. This is a global problem.The highest priority is a monumental task: creating a domestic and international framework for dealing with AI.

None of our current institutions were designed to handle a technology that spreads so fast and touches so many parts of our lives. So we’ll need to make new ones.

It’s hard to overstate what an enormous undertaking this will be. After the attacks of 9/11, the U.S. government went through its biggest reorganization since World War II for the purpose of improving just one function, national security.

AI will require much, much more. It will affect national security as well as employment, education, taxation, energy, elections, air and water, public health, the financial system, law enforcement, transportation, public lands, and IT systems.

These sectors overlap in ways our existing bureaucracy is not designed to manage. A labor department may understand workforce disruption but not security risk. A business regulator may understand market concentration but not AI’s effects on children and teenagers. Left to themselves, institutions will see only one part of the system, while the consequences of AI will ripple across the entire system.At the national level, countries will need bodies that can set priorities across government agencies. The goal will be to make sure that every risk is accounted for. Otherwise, an AI-enabled attack might succeed because no one thought it was their job to stop it.

But even a country that gets its own house in order will still be exposed to risks that cross borders. This is why an international organization will need to be built in parallel.

It will be unlike any other institution we have ever created, though it can follow the model of some existing systems. There’s an inspections regime for nuclear weapons, regulations for international aviation, and agreements that protect the ozone layer. A new global organization for AI will need elements of all three and more.

It is fair to wonder whether the world’s institutions are up to the task of designing and implementing this new architecture. Government moves slowly when it moves at all, and polarization within and between countries makes it harder than ever to get things done. Some cooperation between the U.S. and China will be required.
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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
@mark-carney.bsky.social Every country that supplied Israel with military hardware, or components, either directly, or through a third party, are complicit in genocide as far as I'm concerned & that includes Canada. We did it knowingly & worst of all, willingly. youtube.com/shorts/oXmgB...
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The UK’s complicity in genocide should be investigated, says top UN lawyer
YouTube video by Declassified UK
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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Until today, I'd never heard of Pax Silica. Looks like a glorified land, resource grab. Disappointed to see the list of countries willing to sign on for this. Hopefully the powers that be in the Philippines decide not to sign away their sovereignty in November. worldbeyondwar.org/pax-silica-t...
The Philippines entered the coalition in April 2026. As part of its entry into the coalition, the Philippine government is leasing around 4,000 acres (1,600 hectares) of land in New Clark City, Tarlac, Central Luzon. As part of the broader Luzon Economic Corridor, this lease is intended to last up to 99 years. This Economic Security Zone will serve as a site for high-tech industries and supporting businesses, functioning as a supply chain hub for artificial intelligence (AI) technology.

The formal binding agreement is set to be signed in November 2026.
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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Returning dual nationals, living in our communities, suffering from PTSD by what they witnessed & worse, by what they did while serving with the IDF, will need constant monitoring re: their voluntary involvement in war crimes & their mental health as a result. youtube.com/shorts/AM7Ww...
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All Israeli soldiers are genocide suspects, says top UN lawyer
YouTube video by Declassified UK
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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Speaking from the Palestine House of Freedom, "The General’s Son", Miko Peled. youtu.be/t5ZCrfJrOl4?...
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Trump's "Board of Peace" Making Peace Impossible! And Why Netanyahu rejected the Plan?!
YouTube video by Miko Peled - Palestine House of Freedom
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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
@mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social @liberalca.bsky.social @ndp.ca @ctvnewsottawa.bsky.social @globalnews.ca @tvanouvelles.ca @lapresse.ca www.cjpme.org/ban_settler_...
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Canada Must Ban Settler Extremist Arieh King
Join us in calling on Minister of Public Safety Anandasangaree and Minister of Immigration Diab to deny entry to far-right Israeli settler extremist Arieh King.
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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
@sorayamartinezf.bsky.social @charlesmilliard.bsky.social @mtlgazette.bsky.social @lapresse.ca @ctvnewsmontreal.bsky.social @globalnews.ca @tvanouvelles.ca @chebert18.bsky.social @petermansbridge.bsky.social www.justpeaceadvocates.ca/more-than-70...
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More than 700 Quebec artists and cultural workers call on the City of Montreal to stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people › Just Peace Advocates
#French follow FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Xavier Dolan, NARCY, Luc Picard, Safia Nolin, Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette, Mani Soleymanlou and more than 600 signatories ask municipal elected officials to support th...
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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
@mark-carney.bsky.social @liberalca.bsky.social If you believe in the international rule of law & accountability, then unlike your weak-kneed response to the genocide being committed by Israel & the USA in the ME, do something to address the direct & debilitating attack on the ICC.
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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
@mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social @liberalca.bsky.social @ndp.ca @ctvnewsottawa.bsky.social @globalnews.ca @lapresse.ca Hopefully the same sound rationale will dominate jurisdictions all over the world, especially in the west, including Canada. youtube.com/post/Ugkxl7E...
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Post from Palestine Deep Dive - YouTube
Justice Desmond Fagan of Australia’s Supreme Court of New South Wales has delivered a sharp challenge to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (...
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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
@mark-carney.bsky.social @evansolomon.bsky.social time for a moratorium on building any further data centers. If only outfits like @ctvnewsottawa.bsky.social @globalnews.ca @lapresse.ca etc. were as motivated to state the facts about AI as @thejuicemedia.com is. youtu.be/kON2ZI2BNj8?...
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Honest Government Ad | Ai Data Centres
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
A moving rendition of Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb, with Roger Waters & Palestinian-American singer, Mona Miari, highlighting the heartache & devastation of the ongoing Zionist Israeli genocide of the Palestinians. youtu.be/MIHOrqOrGwE?...
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Roger Waters & Mona Miari | Opening words & music video | JAZIC
YouTube video by Jewish Anti-Zionist Congress - JAZIC
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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
@mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social @ctvnewsottawa.bsky.social @petermansbridge.bsky.social Impose sanctions, cut diplomatic ties, seize assets, ban Israeli flights, end all support to Israel, or the genocide continues & the war expands. We are complicit due to your cowardice.
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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
@villedemontreal.montreal.ca @ctvnewsmontreal.bsky.social @globalnews.ca @mtlgazette.bsky.social @migsinstitute.bsky.social
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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
@naomiaklein.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/patb...
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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
actionnetwork.org/events/block...
Weekly Phonebank - July 22 - August 19

BLOCK THE BOMBS AND STOP THE DEADLY MERGER 

Wednesday, July 29 - 7PM ET / 4PM PT 

Take action to stop votes that could permanently merge the U.S. and Israeli militaries and approve a $1.5 trillion total Pentagon budget. 

RSVP: USCPRACT.ORG/BLOCK

Adalan Justice Project and US Campaign for Palestinian Rights Action
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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
An older article from GIDEON LEVY, more relevant now, as the US & other countries are litigating against any & all criticism of Israel, either outright, or by passing so-called "anti-hate laws". Zionism Didn’t Go Wrong, It Was Always Built This Way paju.org/zionism-didn...
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Zionism Didn't Go Wrong, It Was Always Built This Way - PAJU
Zionism turned its back on the indigenous population that lived in Palestine from its early days – ever since the days of "the conquest of labor," calling for Jews to work in agriculture and industry ...
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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
On the 23rd. the NDAA vote passed by 216 votes to 212, so it's pretty much a done deal. Hope all allies doing business with the US, especially sharing of intel, take measures to restrict, or modify those interactions. The US is less of an ally now than ever before. 1/2 youtube.com/shorts/jEJPm...
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Congress must vote NO on the defense bill, which brings the US & Israeli militaries closer together.
YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders
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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
As usual the US threatens anyone acting against genocide, including accepting Israeli citizens, who more than likely participated in genocide. Strictly bound to Israel now, with the integration of their militaries, whoever serves as Israeli PM is the de facto POTUS. youtube.com/shorts/JRdFd...
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Malaysia refuses to lift ban on Israeli citizens despite US threats
YouTube video by TRT World
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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Human Rights and Civil Society Organizations Support the Canadian Museum for Human Rights and Its Curatorial Independence www.ijvcanada.org/defend-cmhr/ via @indjewishvoices
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Human Rights and Civil Society Organizations Support the Canadian Museum for Human Rights and Its Curatorial Independence – Independent Jewish Voices Canada
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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Despite all of the chaos happening in the US, I sincerely hope that all Americans contact their Congressional representative to vote to eliminate section 219 from the NDAA, which aims to merge the US military with that of Israel, one of Netanyahu's initiatives. quincyinst.org/research/coo...
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Cooperation without Oversight: The United States–Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative
The “United States–Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative” seeks to accelerate the US–Israel defense technology partnership.
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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
@ctvnewsottawa.bsky.social @globalnews.ca.web.brid.gy @lapresse.ca @liberalca.bsky.social @npd.ca armsembargonow.ca
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Home - Arms Embargo Now
We’re coming together to demand the Canadian government impose a full, immediate arms embargo on Israel.
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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
From 2 years ago, @thejuicemedia.com always way ahead of the game, this one becoming increasingly dangerous. youtu.be/TtVJ4JDM7eM?...
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Honest Government Ad | AI
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Spanish MEP Irene Montero urged the Commissioner to stop allowing Trump to decide the EU's foreign policy. "There is a problem, because right now, answering the phone to Trump is turning him into the owner of Europe. And turning you into accomplices to his crimes." youtube.com/shorts/5BeM5...
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Spanish MEP tells EU Commissioner to stop answering Trump's calls
YouTube video by Middle East Eye
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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
"I tried to stop." Last words of latest ICE victim, 26 year old husband & father. 🕊️ May he rest in peace. 🕊️ www.idahostatejournal.com/news/nationa...
"I'm not mad at you." Last words of Renee Good

"Are you okay?" Last words of Alex Pretti

"They're killing me." Last words of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo
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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Prof. Haim Bresheeth-Žabner - filmmaker, photographer, historian, a Professorial Research Associate at SOAS University of London. He is a past member of the first Anti-Zionist organisation, Matzpen, and founder of Jewish Network for Palestine. 1/4 youtu.be/G5xUpiXvh-k?...
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"Israel Is Threatening To K*ll Trump" - Israeli Military Expert Haim Bresheeth Zabner
YouTube video by Katie Halper
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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Mistakes in Palantir's favour? "DND spokesperson said the government never advertised the contract because it 'inadvertently omitted' to post it publicly. Since other potential bidders were not aware of the contract, it was effectively awarded to Palantir directly." 1/3 theijf.org/article/defe...
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Defence department to buy Palantir software for $7.4 million each year
Government says it ‘inadvertently omitted’ to announce contract with controversial American tech company
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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
NB - Posted for the Dispatch recap only, not the 2 linked videos, which I haven't watched, mainly because I'm fed up with the futility of pipelines & ditto with many of Carney's policies... Dispatch from the Front Lines: Sour grapes from south of the border open.substack.com/pub/theline/...
At the heart of all of this is a sense amongst Americans that Canadians who defend their country on routine nationalist grounds are, in some profound but inexplicable sense, being silly. And that sense is a thoroughly bipartisan temperament, as common amongst the most progressive Democrats as it is amongst diehard MAGA Republicans, the only difference being that the Democrats expect to be thanked for their sympathy while washing their hands of any responsibility for what is coming out of D.C.

That “all other countries are a joke” narcissism has always been a part of the American psyche, but it has now reached such a state of pathology that it is not clear any of them can see how the rest of the world sees America right now: a country that starts a fight and then sues you for hitting back; that threatens to annex you, and then sends a letter asking why you’re being so cold. Meanwhile, VQA sales at the LCBO are up 44 per cent on the year, and Canadians are discovering they quite like their own wine.Look again at the Persian Gulf. Given how thoroughly Iran has outplayed Trump at every turn over the last couple of months, what U.S. ally can take for granted that America would do any better if facing a much more militarily powerful opponent, such as Russia or China? The desperation among American officials to get to some kind of ceasefire with Iran — and good Lord, it was desperate — is a very clear signal to U.S. allies across the world that America’s pain tolerance has probably never been lower. And its willingness, bordering on eagerness, to override the strategic interests and wishes of its allies to get itself out of any military confrontation is something that every enemy of America, and we hope every ally of America, has noticed.

Iran is lighting up the Strait of Hormuz and hitting U.S. bases and allies throughout the region, and Trump is fuming about Greenland while his secretary of defense continues to be upset when he sees sailors with beards.

These are not serious people. But these are very serious times, and the sooner we all figure out that the absolute best-case scenario for any U.S. ally is that America would come to its defence symbolically and inconsistently, if it showed up at all, the better off those allies may be.
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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
"The Senate is anticipated to vote on advancing its version of the NDAA including the Deadly Merger proposal on Tuesday, July 14. We have a critical window of opportunity right now to pressure lawmakers to block the bill." actionnetwork.org/events/block...
Emergency Phonebank

Stop the deadly U.S. - Israel Military Merger

Fund care not killing

Monday, July 13 @ 7PM ET

Sponsors: Adalah Justice Project - DSA - US Campaign for Palestinian Rights Action
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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
No doubt the erratic behaviour of the US contributed to decisions made re: Canada's future defence procurements. This integration proposal reinforces those decisions. Sanders Says 'We Must' Strip Section on US-Israeli Military Integration From Pentagon Budget www.commondreams.org/news/sanders...
Responding to the proposed Sections 219 and 622, Robert McCaw, director of government affairs at the Council on American-Islamic Relations, recently said in a statement that “Congress must act to block these Israel‑first bills that would force a deeper US and Israel military and intelligence merger, a merger that will weaken independent American oversight, compromise US national interests, and pull the country into foreign conflicts without democratic consent.”

“The American people did not elect Congress to merge our military infrastructure, intelligence systems, defense technologies, artificial intelligence capabilities, cyber operations, and regional security architecture with a foreign government accused of genocide, apartheid, war crimes, crimes against humanity, ethnic cleansing, collective punishment, torture, starvation policies, and the unlawful targeting of civilians,” he continued.

“Instead of demanding accountability... Congress is seeking to reward the Israeli government with even deeper access to American military capabilities, technologies, intelligence resources, and strategic infrastructure,” McCaw added. “The American people deserve a foreign policy that serves American interests and American values, not legislation that places the priorities of a foreign government above American sovereignty, accountability, and self-government.”
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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Zionism has nothing to do with Judaism. Zionists are murderous terrorists. As evidenced by the attached, while claiming to watch what is happening at the UN & accepting funds to that end, in fact they operate as an arm of the genocidal Israeli state. www.justpeaceadvocates.ca/act-now-tell...
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Act Now: Tell the CRA to investigate “UN Watch Canada” › Just Peace Advocates
Pro-Israel lobby group based in Switzerland gives tax-deductible receipts in Canada to spew Israeli propaganda
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Pat Boucher @patboucher.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Fast forward to today & the American embassy in Beirut appears to be a much smaller building on the map, linked to in the following post, which leaves me wondering...
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