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Ben Rodgers

@rodge156068.bsky.social
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Solar power system design, BA Biology (fungal genetics), MA Philosophy (existentialism); into polyhedrons; Committed Toronto cyclist. Crypto, catphishing or anything similar=automatic block.

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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Fossil fuel demand is still growing — but solar and wind are growing faster. EVs are surging as oil prices spike. The transition is happening. The question is whether we accelerate it fast enough to avoid the worst. Speed matters. #EnergyTransition #CleanEnergy
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Hugh of Borg: Resistance Is Crushing Fascism. @hugh258.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Signatures are over 106,000 this morning, the bastard is supporting domestic separatists and criminals, violating his duty, and I sincerely don't give a frack if it's deemed counter-productive by a US owned media organization. Kick out Pete the prick. www.youtube.com/shorts/1B_JL...
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Expelling U.S. ambassador would be counterproductive: analyst
YouTube video by CTV News
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Keith Stewart @climatekeith.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I hope that when Liberal MPs who claim to care about climate change wake up coughing on smoke from a climate-fueled wildfire that is devastating First Nations communities in northern Ontario, they ask themselves: Do we really want to buy oil CEOs another pipeline? www.aptnnews.ca/national-new...
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Wildfires in northern Ontario force First Nations to flee
Several wildfires are forcing members of a number of First Nations to flee their homes in northern Ontario.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
A message to Canada's mining industry: if you think you are going to get mineral projects fast tracked without serious opposition think again. Why would any First Nation community agree to new projects if this is the kind of people you hire? Is she bringing the cages with her?
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Strautz1 @strautz1.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
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Ben Rodgers @rodge156068.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
It feels good to laugh at (while we still can), but there's also something reminiscent of North Korean brinksmanship, where these slimers threaten something extreme to get something they want that we might not be looking at in the moment. I wouldn't underestimate the conniving POSPOTUS.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 07/04/2026
BREAKING: There it is. 2 week extension. TACO.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Even as he was dying Stephen Lewis stood up for justice and the belief in a better world. A model to us all.
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
The cost of my reporting stared me in the face last week, when two Nazis showed up to try to intimidate me for my journalism on a private night out. But that’s far from the only fallout of my latest investigation. I took a few days, watching the reaction -- and now I’ve got much more to share:
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 05/03/2026
Carney says he supports US invading Iran, Cuba, and possibly Canada "with some regret"
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Carney says he supports US invading Iran, Cuba, and possibly Canada "with some regret"
"It's a good thing that Trump is the most peaceful president in history who ends all wars, right?"
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Trapdinawrpool @trapdinawrpool.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
They say 'the machines of the future' will be as smart as people... OK, but WHICH people? Because it kinda matters quite a bit.
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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
I'm already sick of "It's all a distraction from Epstein" replies. This regime is killing innocent people because our leaders are all power-hungry tyrants and war profiteers. When you say it's "just a distraction" you minimize the gravity of what's happening and the lives lost.
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Reminder that ICE was invented after 9/11 to terrorize people on US soil. W’s “war on terror” incl mass surveillance, even more racial profiling & aggressive policing & treating immigration as a security issue. Muslims & Brown folk perceived as such can tell you how that went. Abolish.
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 04/02/2026
“In the end, the Polish authorities and Jewish community members compromised: there would be a partial exhumation at the site of the 1941 Jedwabne massacre, where hundreds of Jews were killed by Poles. Any remains discovered would be placed back in the earth.”
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What Past Atrocities Teach Us about Residential School Burials | The Tyee
The decision to dig in search of children's bodies should rest with the communities and families.
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Keith Stewart @climatekeith.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
"Canada cannot claim to defend human rights while exporting armoured vehicles that will be used to terrorize communities”: @greenpeaceca.bsky.social calls on MPs to halt export of armoured vehicles to U.S. immigration agency ICE www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/pr...
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Greenpeace calls on MPs to halt export of armoured vehicles to U.S. immigration agency ICE  - Greenpeace Canada
Toronto – Greenpeace activists unveiled a banner saying “No Canadian Arms for ICE” at the Brampton headquarters of the Canadian company that is building armoured vehicles for the U.S. Immigratio...
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David Rider @dmrider.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Suburban city councillors opposing six-plexes in their neighbourhoods cost Toronto $10M in federal housing funds. Etobicoke's Stephen Holyday says so be it www.thestar.com/news/gta/fed...
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Feds cut $10 million from Toronto housing fund over sixplex decision
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government had previously threatened to withhold $30 million in housing funding over city council’s sixplex decision.
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
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Keith Stewart @climatekeith.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
RIP Renee sign at the anti-hate rally at Toronto City Hall today (which greatly outnumbered the racist Canada First protest)
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 10/01/2026
A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter. I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 08/01/2026
Medical sources in Gaza tell Drop Site heavy Israeli airstrikes are hitting across the Strip, with one source citing “dozens of strikes.” They described the situation as feeling “like the war has returned.” At least 13 people have been reported killed today, half of them children.

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A new Israeli terrorist strike in Gaza City. At least two people were killed.
Local time is 11 PM
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 03/01/2026
Poilievre lights emergency flares to beg Trump to invade Canada
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Poilievre lights emergency flares to beg Trump to invade Canada
OTTAWA - Canadian Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre was reportedly seen lighting emergency flares, in hopes that U.S. President Donald Trump would "liberate" Canada in the same fashion that he has do...
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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
This reality check should be driving all Canadian coverage of Venezuela today. And, the last time a US president mused with invading Canada, he switched to Venezuela right after.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Thinking this is wrong is not radical. Thinking it isn’t is.
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Ben Rodgers @rodge156068.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
www.progresstoronto.ca/mansion-tax
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Petition: Mansion Tax — Progress Toronto
Sign the petition: It's time the top 0.5% in Toronto pay a little more so we can fund our city. That's why we are supporting Mayor Chow's plan to bring in a mansion tax for houses worth over $3 millio...
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Erica Ifill @wickdchiq.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
I’ve seen true kindness and Canadians aren’t kind. They will smile up in your face and act nice but they would never interrupt their day to help you. Once you’ve seen how 3rd world ppl behave and care for each other you will never say Canadians are kind again. Even Americans are better at that
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 27/11/2025
Reminder of who the real threat was, and who the threat has never been. Maybe today should be a day of atonement.
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Sean Cielo @seancielo.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
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Catalina Fernandes @catalinafernandes.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Kidnapped in international waters. Tortured, beaten, and humiliated. Sumud Flotilla activists speak out. A thread of statements that provide a stark record of the atrocities committed by Israeli forces against international peace activists.
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Olf (Le) @olf-161.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
‼️ Breaking Now: text and translation in alt. Mikeno was arrested 7NM from Gazan shores. I’m sorry.
It is with heavy hearts and sadness that we announce the Global Sumud Flotilla vessel "Mikeno" was seized by the Israeli Navy. 

The captain, a hero, defied direct Israeli orders to shut his engine down and seize progression. He then went completely dark, shutting off all electronics and maneuvering past their blockade. The "Mikeno" made it within 7NM of the coast of Gaza. The ship was then intercepted, seized, and boarded by naval commandos deployed from multiple Israeli warships with drones flying overhead.

(Fr- trad apple, je fatigue) 
C'est avec le cœur lourd et la tristesse que nous annonçons que le navire de la flottille mondiale de Sumud "Mikeno" a été saisi par la marine israélienne.

Le capitaine, un héros, a défié les ordres israéliens directs d'arrêter son moteur et de saisir la progression. Il est ensuite devenu complètement sombre, éteint toutes les électroniques et manœuvrant devant leur blocus. Le "Mikeno" est arrivé à moins de 7 NM de la côte de Gaza. Le navire a ensuite été intercepté, saisi et embarqué par des commandos navals déployés à partir de plusieurs navires de guerre israéliens avec des drones volant au-dessus.
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Pagan Media @paganmedia.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
20 mins ago: via S Ahmed: Italian Unions and protesters kept their promises to block EVERYTHING if any harm was made to the Global Sumud Flotilla. Naples, Italy, was the first to block the train station and now protests have also started in Rome.
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Hugh of Borg: Resistance Is Crushing Fascism. @hugh258.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
This is NOT cool people. Call this crap out when you find it. Politely, but firmly. Please remember store employees don't set the policies. Be kind - but direct with the manager!
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Hugh of Borg: Resistance Is Crushing Fascism. @hugh258.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
We are ALL treaty people.
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daanis @daanis.ca · 26/09/2025
"... Krawec widens her scope in a way that forces readers to consider the harmful effects that colonialism, racism, and xenophobia have had, and the way writing can become resistance against these forces." Another great book review! ivereadthis.com/2025/09/21/b...
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Bad Indians Book Club by Patty Krawec
Book review and summary of Bad Indians Book Club by Patty Krawec, published by Goose Lane Editions in 2025.
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Bryson The Gaytive @brysonthegaytive.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
White people in Canada right now being shocked at our government siding with white supremacy
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a man in a military uniform says are we the baddies
ALT: a man in a military uniform says are we the baddies
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 11/09/2025
Without urgent, radical intervention, #Gaza faces total annihilation. We call for an immediate end to evacuation orders used as a tool of forcible displacement, a lasting ceasefire and the unrestricted entry of humanitarian aid at scale. www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/palestine-th...
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daanis @daanis.ca · 10/09/2025
Now would be a great time to read Loaded: A history of the second ammendment by Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz. Gun laws won't fix the US because the problem isn't the presence of guns. The problem is the ideology behind them, the reason why USians think they need to be constantly ready to defend themselves
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Jenny Lee Shee @jennyleeshee.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Area man who dropped out of college and worked at his dad’s business before becoming premier and only showing up for work 50% of the time stands on the lawn of the home he inherited from his mom to tell young people that if they can’t find a job it’s because they’re not looking hard enough.
Doug Ford. He’s the worst.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Christie Pits in Toronto is a symbol of the fight against fascism. This is where people stopped the Nazis in 1933. The haters are trying to come to the park again. On Sept 13 let's flood the park with people for a non-violent day of resistance to the race haters. Our streets. Our parks. Our cities.
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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
This is really, really bad. Do you really need to rub elbows with Nazis to know thy enemy? Do people not see that these are fascist grifters who created an authoritarian hellhole and are now selling how-to advice to the opposition? Nothing about this is defensible.
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Project 2025 mastermind invited to speak at Carney's cabinet meeting | CBC News
A prominent conservative figure in American politics and the mastermind behind Project 2025 — the infamous policy blueprint that proposed a drastic overhaul of the U.S. government — will speak to Prim...
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
On September 13, race haters will hold a rally at Christie Pits field in Toronto. In 1933, 10,000 people fought in the streets with baseball bats to put the run on the Nazis. Come out to Christie Pits to protect our history of inclusion and diversity. charlieangus.substack.com/p/the-riot-o...
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The Riot of Christie Pits
Canada's first battle with fascists
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The Biking Lawyer LLP @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Niagara Police are looking for the driver of a white dodge ram pick up who hit, ran and killed a cyclist around 6pm on August 12, Welland Rd and Effingham St. Send them info if you got it! This shameless horrific act cannot stand: www.cp24.com/local/niagar...
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Police searching for driver after cyclist struck and killed in Pelham
A cyclist has died after being struck by a vehicle in the Niagara Region last week.
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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
This guy was posting under his real name on very public websites. If he were a nurse, it wouldn't have taken a CBC investigation to fire him.
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Ben Rodgers @rodge156068.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Great news from Toronto today (as I ride Le Petit Train du Nord trails with my wife: rural Quebec is advanced when it comes to cycling): Major victory in cycle challenge: Ontario court finds government violated Charter rights ecojustice.ca/news/major-v...
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Major victory in cycle challenge: Ontario court finds government violated Charter rights
Ontario Superior Court has sided with cycling and safety advocates in the Cycle Challenge case.
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Jewish Voice for Peace @jvp.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
STOP STARVING GAZA NOW: The people of Gaza have called on us to act. We are joining the call to people of conscience to stand against the U.S.-backed Israeli-manufactured famine in Gaza. People of all age groups are being gruesomely starved, with deaths due to malnutrition on the rise every day.
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