Reposted by @realdougpetepiece.bsky.socialMark MacKinnon @markmackinnon.bsky.social · 05/04/2026If any other world leader tweeted this, you’d assume their account had been hacked… 4709
Reposted by @realdougpetepiece.bsky.socialEmmanuelle Chaze @emmanuellechaze.com · 03/04/2026🔴 In Chabany, Kyiv region, Russians attacked a veterinary clinic, killing at least 20 animals, injuring many others. Rescuers carried out an emergency evacuation of animals, provided oxygen & tried to stabilize tje injured ones. Source: State Emergency services of Ukraine 0136
Reposted by @realdougpetepiece.bsky.socialMark MacKinnon @markmackinnon.bsky.social · 03/04/2026“Iran has officially told the mediators it isn’t willing to meet U.S. officials in Islamabad in the coming days and that U.S. demands are unacceptable.”wsj.comMediators: Latest Efforts to Reach Cease-Fire Hit Dead EndThe current round of efforts by regional countries led by Pakistan to reach a cease-fire between the U.S. and Iran has reached a dead end, mediators said Friday. Iran has officially told the mediators... 410334
Reposted by @realdougpetepiece.bsky.socialMark MacKinnon @markmackinnon.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Third siren of the day in Jerusalem. 073
Reposted by @realdougpetepiece.bsky.socialMark MacKinnon @markmackinnon.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Day 34 of the U.S.-Israel war against Iran. (Taken near Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Pretty sure the giant metal tube is part of an Iranian ballistic missile that was fired towards nearby Jerusalem…) 051
Reposted by @realdougpetepiece.bsky.socialMark MacKinnon @markmackinnon.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Alert already over. Heard one boom overhead - likely the sound of an interception? - just before the siren… 091
Reposted by @realdougpetepiece.bsky.socialMark MacKinnon @markmackinnon.bsky.social · 31/03/2026A giant of a human. 210919
realdougpetepiece.bsky.social @realdougpetepiece.bsky.social · 31/03/2026REST IN PEACE #PaulConroy @reflextv.bsky.social #KateConroy There will be a live streaming of Paul Conroy s funeral service,Tuesday 31st March, 12.30 - 14.00. This will be accessible to all, through my page, as well as Paul's 010
Reposted by @realdougpetepiece.bsky.socialThe Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 30/03/2026South Korea may widen restrictions on driving to include the general public as it seeks to cushion the impact of the Iran war on its energy supplies, the country's finance minister said.ebx.shSouth Korea weighs first driving curbs in 35 years on oil crunchThe country has already imposed driving restrictions on civil servants, curbing how often they can access government buildings by car. 1105
Reposted by @realdougpetepiece.bsky.socialMark MacKinnon @markmackinnon.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Utter madness. 9426
Reposted by @realdougpetepiece.bsky.socialMark MacKinnon @markmackinnon.bsky.social · 30/03/2026What a photo by AP's Hassan Ammar in Beirut. If you're friends with the Cleo-Dent model, please get this framed for her... 0141
Reposted by @realdougpetepiece.bsky.socialDavid Rider @dmrider.bsky.social · 28/03/2026My 17-year-old daughter: "I'm going to a nostalgic throwback party tonight. Guess the theme!" Me: "I don't know. 1980s?" Daughter: "No, the 2010s." Me: "I think that maybe I have been on this earth too long and it's time to go." 0111
Reposted by @realdougpetepiece.bsky.socialKathygannon @kathygannon.bsky.social · 29/03/2026open.substack.com/pub/kathygan...open.substack.comSomebody Tell Israel Journalism Is Not a Crime; Somebody Tell Israel To Stop Killing JournalistsIsrael kills another three journalists this time in Lebanon. The world watches silently. Our colleagues are targeted and we muffle our condemnation. I know of what I speak: STOP KILLING JOURNALISTS. 011
realdougpetepiece.bsky.social @realdougpetepiece.bsky.social · 29/03/20262012 #PaulConroy @reflextv.bsky.social wrote this song for #JossStone The images featured in this video for ‘Take Good Care’ were shot by Paul Conroy during the conflict in #Misrata #Libya. Rest in Peace my Brother Paul www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDGu...youtube.com"Take Good Care"- Joss StoneYouTube video by Amnistía Internacional México 100
Reposted by @realdougpetepiece.bsky.socialEmmanuelle Chaze @emmanuellechaze.com · 25/03/2026🇺🇦 Yesterday, Russia unleashed nearly 1000 drones at Ukraine. On top of killing people in Zaporizhzhia, Poltava, Kharkiv & Ivano-Frankivsk, it also destroyed part of Ukraine's and the world's cultural heritage in Lviv. 🎥 My take with @annettef24.bsky.social 👇 www.linkedin.com/posts/emmanu...linkedin.com🇺🇦 Yesterday, Russia launched nearly 1000 kamikaze drones and at least 34 missiles against Ukraine. It killed people in Poltava, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Ivano-Frankivsk. It also injured at least 40… | ...🇺🇦 Yesterday, Russia launched nearly 1000 kamikaze drones and at least 34 missiles against Ukraine. It killed people in Poltava, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Ivano-Frankivsk. It also injured at least 40 peo... 0269
realdougpetepiece.bsky.social @realdougpetepiece.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Last year, donors in the United States produced 62.5 million liters of plasma, the highest volume ever collected and an 8 percent increase from the year before, said Peter Jaworski, a professor at Georgetown University @nicktsergas.ca www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/b...nytimes.comThe Middle-Class Suburbanites Who Sell Their Blood Plasma to Get By 011
Reposted by @realdougpetepiece.bsky.socialByline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 20/03/2026📚 Weekend Reads (Edition 84) ✍️ John Sweeney John Sweeney remembers his friend and colleague, the celebrated war photographer Paul Conroy, a frequent contributor to Byline Times who died on 28 Februarysubscribe.bylinetimes.comJohn Sweeney remembers his friend and colleague, the celebrated war photographer Paul Conroy, a frequent contributor to Byline Times who died on 28 FebruaryJohn Sweeney remembers his friend and colleague, the celebrated war photographer Paul Conroy, a frequent contributor to Byline Times who died on 28 February 0365
Reposted by @realdougpetepiece.bsky.socialMark MacKinnon @markmackinnon.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Very honoured to have been nominated for my reporting in Syria and Lebanon last year, along with superb colleagues @carrietait.bsky.social , @tomcardoso.bsky.social , @hoserlibrarian.bsky.social and @alannasmith.bsky.socialtheglobeandmail.comThe Globe and Mail leads in National Newspaper Awards nominationsSenior international correspondent Mark MacKinnon, Calgary reporter Carrie Tait and health reporter Alanna Smith are nominated in multiple categories 15410
Reposted by @realdougpetepiece.bsky.socialLynsey Addario @lynseyaddario.bsky.social · 20/03/2026today.rtl.lu/culture/exhi...today.rtl.lu'Women in War': Pulitzer-winning war photographer brings exhibition to Esch-sur-AlzetteRenowned photojournalist Lynsey Addario's powerful exhibition exploring the lives of women in conflict zones is on display at the National Museum of Resistance and Human Rights until the end of the ye... 1106
Reposted by @realdougpetepiece.bsky.socialThe Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 18/03/2026theglobeandmail.comCanada reports first annual population decline on recordPopulation fell by more than 100,000 people last year amid an exodus of temporary residents 01811
Reposted by @realdougpetepiece.bsky.socialMark MacKinnon @markmackinnon.bsky.social · 18/03/2026“My mom fought Hitler. Her blood is in my veins.” Saddening/inspiring read from @erinanderssen.bsky.social on how some Canadians are quietly getting ready for the unthinkable that’s suddenly thinkable…theglobeandmail.comA U.S. invasion of Canada is still far-fetched. Canadians are preparing anywayFrom demonstrating peacefully to getting gun licences, Canadians are considering how to stand up for their nation 94824
Reposted by @realdougpetepiece.bsky.socialToronto Star @thestar.com · 18/03/2026A veteran Toronto Crown attorney became emotional as she found herself in the witness box this week.thestar.comToronto woman convicted of making antisemitic threat against Crown attorney in courthouse elevator — ‘I froze. I was scared,’ lawyer testifies“I’ve been doing this job for a long time, and I’ve been called every name in the book, but never anything about my religion.” 164
Reposted by @realdougpetepiece.bsky.socialNick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 18/03/2026From the archive: Dr. Paul Parks on how Alberta's plans for two-tiered healthcare will delay lifesaving care. canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/11/28/t... @pfparks.bsky.socialcanadahealthwatch.caThis is how a health system burns to the groundDr. Paul Parks explains how Alberta's dual-billing plan would drain hospital staff and delay lifesaving care. 15935
Reposted by @realdougpetepiece.bsky.socialJonathan Lemire @jonlemire.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Trump wanted to attack Iran during the protests but couldn’t because it took weeks for the needed military assets to reach the region. Some experts say the strike was rushed; an ex-official told us that some early preparations were aimed at a May launch www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...theatlantic.comHow Much Pain Is Trump Really Willing to Endure?The outcome of the war in Iran may come down to just how much risk he can take. 116029
Reposted by @realdougpetepiece.bsky.socialDavid Rider @dmrider.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Ford defends planned legislation to start making cabinet members' communications exempt from Ontario's FOI laws, after he was ordered to reveal work-related phone records, arguing: "We got to protect ourselves against the communist Chinese..." 12213
Reposted by @realdougpetepiece.bsky.socialMark MacKinnon @markmackinnon.bsky.social · 16/03/2026As oil prices rise, sanctions are put on pause, and the U.S. and its allies use up the supply of Patriot missiles that could be used to defend Ukraine, the Iran war has one clear winner so far - Russia. My analysistheglobeandmail.comThe war in the Middle East already has one big winner: RussiaSkyrocketing oil prices will add billions to Moscow’s coffers, allowing Putin to prolong his war on Ukraine 14014
Reposted by @realdougpetepiece.bsky.socialNick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 17/03/2026Now this from @nytimes.com. Just the latest installment in this meta-story.nytimes.comU.S. Considers Withholding H.I.V. Aid Unless Zambia Expands Minerals Access 1175
Reposted by @realdougpetepiece.bsky.socialThe Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 17/03/2026Shigeaki Mori, the hibakusha survivor of the August 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima who was embraced by then-U.S. President Barack Obama in 2016, died Saturday at the age of 88.ebx.shShigeaki Mori, Hiroshima hibakusha hugged by Obama, dies at 88Scenes of Mori, a historian, and Obama hugging in May 2016, during Obama's visit to Hiroshima — the first by a sitting U.S. president — were reported by media outlets worldwide. 0177
Reposted by @realdougpetepiece.bsky.socialMark MacKinnon @markmackinnon.bsky.social · 17/03/2026“Precision.” What a curious word for the BBC to use to describe a campaign that has killed more than 1,400 Iranians… The statistics on the right are from the Iranian Health Ministry (via Al-Jazeera). 1194
Reposted by @realdougpetepiece.bsky.socialMark MacKinnon @markmackinnon.bsky.social · 17/03/2026So this is going well... 3215
Reposted by @realdougpetepiece.bsky.socialMark MacKinnon @markmackinnon.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Hey White House press corps - can someone please call BS on that ramble about Trump saving us from nuclear holocaust?? 1125238
Reposted by @realdougpetepiece.bsky.socialDavid Rider @dmrider.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Politicians have, since 2014, promised that if jets are allowed at Toronto's island airport they will be ultra-quiet "whisper jets." Some planes are quieter than others, an aviation expert tells the Star, but: “There’s no such thing as a ‘whisper jet" www.thestar.com/news/gta/dou...thestar.comDoug Ford said ‘whisper jets’ were coming to Billy Bishop. Here’s what aviation experts say about airplane noiseOntario’s premier said the jets coming to Billy Bishop airport would be quieter than the current turboprop planes. 22713
Reposted by @realdougpetepiece.bsky.socialToronto Mike @torontomike.com · 13/03/2026On this day in 2020, The Toronto Star's @dmrider.bsky.social made his Toronto Mike'd debut, the last in-person basement guest for a very long time. www.torontomike.com/2020/03/toro...torontomike.comToronto Mike'd Podcast Episode 596: David RiderIn this 596th episode, Mike chats with The Toronto Star's city hall bureau chief David Rider about COVID-19, his career, the Toronto Star and how I know his brother-in-law. This episode is exactly 1:3... 073
Reposted by @realdougpetepiece.bsky.socialMark MacKinnon @markmackinnon.bsky.social · 14/03/2026Homo CPC-icus… 052
Reposted by @realdougpetepiece.bsky.socialDavid Rider @dmrider.bsky.social · 14/03/2026Some criticism aimed at Reuters for their masterful investigation of the identity and background of street artist Banksy. On LinkedIn, I responded to a critical post by a fellow journalist. I think the Reuters work is admirable and ethical and ... 132
Reposted by @realdougpetepiece.bsky.socialInsideEVs @insideevs.com · 13/03/2026Chinese EV makers are now bringing their low-cost advantage to the heavy-duty truck market.insideevs.com'The Chinese Will Eat Our Lunch': Europe's EV Trucking Industry Is Scared As HellChinese EV makers are now bringing their low-cost advantage to the heavy-duty truck market. That's bad news for European truck brands. 47625
Reposted by @realdougpetepiece.bsky.socialAndrew Young 🇨🇦 @young.me · 13/03/2026#Ontario #wastewater graph updated with March 1 data - Kingston, London, Peel, Toronto updated: wwater.ca/Ontario - Also updated: AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, QC, SK - All graphs now include data from the past 36 months (3 years), if available wwater.ca Source: health-infobase.canada.ca/wastewater/ 43918
Reposted by @realdougpetepiece.bsky.socialAndrew Young 🇨🇦 @young.me · 13/03/2026#Toronto - a pharmacy with 30+ COVID-19 Moderna doses that need to be used before Sunday, please share! Min. 3 months from previous dose, no OHIP required: - today until 7:30pm - tomorrow 10am-5pm The Rx Pharmacy 692 Mt Pleasant Rd, Toronto, ON M4S 2N3 +14163220001 maps.app.goo.gl/YP4e4kdLk5iZ...maps.app.goo.gl 14547
Reposted by @realdougpetepiece.bsky.socialMark MacKinnon @markmackinnon.bsky.social · 13/03/2026Twenty years after the suburbs of Beirut were first devastated, the “Dahiya Doctrine” - which some call collective punishment - has become a feature of Israel’s wars in Gaza and elsewhere. Now it’s come back “home,” as Dahiya is the casualty of another Israel-Hezbollah war. My reporttheglobeandmail.comWith attacks on Beirut, the ‘Dahiya Doctrine’ has come back homeEssence of military concept is it’s too difficult to separate guerrilla groups from civilians that support them 02720
Reposted by @realdougpetepiece.bsky.socialMark MacKinnon @markmackinnon.bsky.social · 13/03/2026The Canadian section of an air base in Kuwait was damaged by an Iranian missile strike on March 1. No one was injured. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...theglobeandmail.comOttawa’s ‘failure’ to disclose attack on airbase in Kuwait with Canadian forces ‘shameful,’ Tory MP saysCanada has an operational support hub at the airbase, which also hosts the United States Air Force 21611
realdougpetepiece.bsky.social @realdougpetepiece.bsky.social · 13/03/2026Two People Die After Paid Plasma Donation at Clinics in #Canada Grifols, a Spanish health care company, operates clinics in Canada that collect blood plasma from donors in exchange for an honorarium. @nicktsergas.ca www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/w...nytimes.comTwo People Die After Paid Plasma Donation at Clinics in Canada 011
Reposted by @realdougpetepiece.bsky.socialLynsey Addario @lynseyaddario.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Russia Knocked Out the Heat. So She Slept in a Tent on Her Bed. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/w...nytimes.comRussia Knocked Out the Heat. So She Slept in a Tent on Her Bed. 141
Reposted by @realdougpetepiece.bsky.socialLynsey Addario @lynseyaddario.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Ukrainian Women Tell Their Stories of Sexual Violence by Russian Soldiers w @sara_cincurova I have infinite admiration for survivors of sexual violence and those who have the courage to share their stories-I relied on their courage in my darkest times in Libya. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/w...nytimes.comUkrainian Women Tell Their Stories of Sexual Violence by Russian Soldiers 1103
Reposted by @realdougpetepiece.bsky.socialPhotojournalism News @pjournalismnews.bsky.social · 06/03/2026DIGITAL CAMERA WORLD: This NatGeo documentary made me cry, made me angry, and made me believe photography always matters www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/...? @digitalcameraworld.bsky.social @lynseyaddario.bsky.social #photojournalism #journalism #photographydigitalcameraworld.comThis NatGeo documentary made me cry, made me angry, and made me believe photography always mattersLove + War shows why conflict photography still matters in the age of artificial images 0114
Reposted by @realdougpetepiece.bsky.socialPhotojournalism News @pjournalismnews.bsky.social · 11/03/2026THE WASHINGTON POST: Pentagon bars press photographers over ‘unflattering’ Hegseth photos www.washingtonpost.com/business/202... @washingtonpost.com @scottnover.bsky.social #photojournalism #journalism #photographywashingtonpost.comPentagon bars press photographers over ‘unflattering’ Hegseth photosDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s staff took issue with photos taken in a rare briefing last week and decided to shut out press photographers from two subsequent news conferences. 154
Reposted by @realdougpetepiece.bsky.socialDavid Rider @dmrider.bsky.social · 12/03/2026Micallef: Doug Ford and Toronto’s establishment have steamrolled the interests of regular Torontonians on Ontario Place, bike lanes and more. Will Mayor Chow stand up for Torontonians to fight jets at the island airport? www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...thestar.comShawn Micallef: Doug Ford is showing contempt for Toronto over Billy Bishop airport. Why won’t Olivia Chow — or anyone — fight back?Residents of Toronto were not publicly consulted over the provincial premier’s decision to take over the island airport to make way for jets. 31710
Reposted by @realdougpetepiece.bsky.socialBloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 12/03/2026Maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains at a near-standstill. Here's what to know about the waterway that's key to oil and gas tradebloom.bgHow Iran Conflict Is Disrupting Strait of HormuzMaritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has almost completely stopped in the days since the US and Israel launched strikes against Iran. 22715
Reposted by @realdougpetepiece.bsky.socialEmmanuelle Chaze @emmanuellechaze.com · 12/03/2026🇺🇦 "La seule façon d'obtenir la paix, c'est d'y contraindre Poutine". Notre entretien exclusif avec Volodymyr Zelensky pour @ouest-france.fr, avec @cyrilpetit.bsky.social, Laëtitia Greffie et Patrice Moyon 👇 www.ouest-france.fr/europe/ukrai...ouest-france.frEXCLUSIF. « La seule façon d’obtenir la paix, c’est d’y contraindre Poutine » : notre entretien avec Volodymyr ZelenskyGuerre en Ukraine, situation militaire, rôle au Moyen-Orient, relations avec Donald Trump, date pour l’intégration européenne, référendum et plan pour la paix, son quotidien et celui des Ukrainiens, r... 15017
Reposted by @realdougpetepiece.bsky.socialReuters @reuters.com · 11/03/2026Thousands of white South Africans are planning to return home despite President Trump's statements that the white minority is being persecuted by the country's Black majority government reut.rs/4lk2urereut.rsTrump says white South Africans are persecuted; some are returning to a better lifeAndrew Veitch left South Africa after being held up at gunpoint in his car. But now he feels there are greater threats in the United States, he said, citing mass shootings in public places as well as... 1310465