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Shiri Pasternak

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Durba Mitra @durba.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“why would you need courage to speak the truth”
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Richard Brooks @richardbrooks.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Indigenous leaders from across so-called Canada and South America came together this week in Ottawa to build a transnational movement to fight back against reckless fossil fuel expansion. Listen to their words and join them. #energysky #Rights #climate
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Shiri Pasternak @shirip.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Shiri Pasternak @shirip.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Me tooooo
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Shiri Pasternak @shirip.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026...
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Mark Carney pitches Canada to global investors amid US trade war
Hundreds of investors overseeing nearly $120 trillion in assets will gather in Toronto for the Canada Investment Summit.
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Shiri Pasternak @shirip.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
politico.com
Carney’s closer
Not everyone is sold on Mark Carney’s sales drive.
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Shiri Pasternak @shirip.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
www.thegrindmag.ca/carneys-inve...
thegrindmag.ca
Carney’s Investment Summit Isn’t Nation-building, Critics Say: ‘This Is Country-selling’
As Carney welcomes the world’s wealthiest, civil society organizations are rallying against the sell-off of Canada’s assets…
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Shiri Pasternak @shirip.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
www.reuters.com/world/hundre...
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Hundreds march in Toronto against Carney's investment summit
Hundreds of activists rallied ‌in downtown Toronto on Monday, demonstrating against Prime Minister Mark Carney's investment summit that seeks to attract interest in more than 160 mining, energy, techn...
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Shiri Pasternak @shirip.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Coverage was surprisingly good because the shine is starting to come off Carney a bit. People love him, but realize there will be cost to their devotion. edmontonjournal.com/opinion/tash...
edmontonjournal.com
Tasha Kheiriddin: Canada's leftists are out for revenge
And Mark Carney is their target
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Shiri Pasternak @shirip.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
24 workshops, keynote with @naomiaklein.bsky.social and @keeanga.bsky.social, plenaries with the brilliant @parismarx.com, @rachelgilmore.bsky.social, Sarom Rho, @samelou.bsky.social, and @janellelapointe.bsky.social. I haven't seen Toronto on its feet so much in years. www.manyvsmoneysummit.ca
manyvsmoneysummit.ca
The Many vs. The Money - Counter-Summit & Demo
A counter-summit and protest against the privatization of Canada's public infrastructure and resources. Toronto, September 12–14, 2026.
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Shiri Pasternak @shirip.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This weekend we organized a counter-summit to Carney's fire sale of resources & public infrastructure. The rooms were overflowing and alive with movement energy. Then we marched, led by Indigenous leaders, took the barricades for hours and danced. Colonialism, neoliberalism, fascism: NO to it all.
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Shiri Pasternak @shirip.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"Since Canada began cutting corporate taxes in the 1980s, dividends, which are disproportionately paid out to the richest one percent of Canadians, have increased from five percent of GDP to over 12 percent of GDP today."
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Boston Review @bostonreview.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
“The McCarthy blacklist did not even require civil or criminal prosecution—it was public opinion that could deal the harshest blow to those suspected of ‘un-American’ activities.” @shirip.bsky.social on the function of the list:
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A Theory of the List
From runaway slave lists to Canary Mission, the state has long deputized citizens to enforce its will.
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Shiri Pasternak @shirip.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Let’s declare war www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/bd0558d...
theglobeandmail.com
Trump signs executive order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America
Order comes just hours after Canada’s trade minister suggested a deal may still be possible
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Rick Harp @rickharp.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Lovingly hosted, produced + edited by yours truly, this Indigenous climate fight retrospective includes the insights of: @irinaceric.bsky.social @shirip.bsky.social @trinaroache.bsky.social @kimtallbear.bsky.social @candiscall.bsky.social @karynpugliese.bsky.social
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Shiri Pasternak @shirip.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
If you’re in Toronto, come out and learn more about what Carney’s agenda means to migrants, workers, tenants, climate justice, Indigenous peoples, and your pension fund. Keynote speakers include Naomi Klein and Keeanga Yamahtta Taylor.
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Shiri Pasternak @shirip.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
In September, Carney will host a summit to pitch a fire sale of lands and resources. Don’t be fooled. He’s still hawking critical minerals to the U.S. dept of war. The buyer is less relevant than the sellers to him. breachmedia.ca/elbows-up-ca...
breachmedia.ca
Elbows up? Canada is letting Pentagon take ‘unprecedented’ stakes in Canadian mines  ⋆ The Breach
By fast-tracking critical minerals, Canada is not simply building a green economy. It is being further integrated into the U.S. war industry
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Shiri Pasternak @shirip.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I watched Carney’s press conference yesterday about walking away from trade talks with the U.S. because the price was too high. But what is the price of our pivot to sell public infrastructure, natural resources, and AI data centres to the highest international bidders?
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Shiri Pasternak @shirip.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
The hot fascism of the U.S. govt makes Canada seem cool in response, as Carney reassures the country that our nationalism is righteous. But the cost of hyper extractivism, austerity, and defence spending will devastate climate, indigenous rights, and the working class. www.manyvsmoneysummit.ca
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The Many vs. The Money - Counter-Summit & Demo
A counter-summit and protest against the privatization of Canada's public infrastructure and resources. Toronto, September 12–13, 2026.
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Plenty to reflect about re: the Arday affair, but I'm going to repeat this one thing. The playbook the right used here is effective even though it's not especially sophisticated, as it relies on the audience to do the dirty work. I've been calling it "Trojan horse propaganda", let's go with that. 1/
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CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The RCMP’s commanding officer in British Columbia has been relieved of his duties following allegations dating back to 2016, the force announced Thursday.
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B.C. RCMP commander relieved of duties as allegations under investigation
The RCMP’s commanding officer in British Columbia has been relieved of his duties following allegations dating back to 2016, the force announced Thursday.
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Canadian Dimension @canadiandimension.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Mark Carney promised "elbows-up" nation-building. What Canadians are getting instead is a carve-out economy—where environmental protections, Indigenous rights, and labour standards are treated as obstacles to growth, write @shirip.bsky.social and Eve Saint.
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The new rules of Carney’s carve-out economy
It has been one year since Mark Carney introduced the Building Canada Act in Parliament. Since then, a succession of new laws has hollowed out legal protections for the environment, Indigenous rights,...
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Jordan Roberts @corruptario.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
The Grind is being sued by Jonathan Karten. Jonathan Karten works for Stephen Harper at AWZ.
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UAINE @mahtowin1.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Here's how to donate to First Nations that have been forced to flee their homelands due to the widespread wildfires. Please share!
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Shiri Pasternak @shirip.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Lifeguards confirmed this but it was over quickly when a new crop of lifeguards showed up.
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Shiri Pasternak @shirip.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
All the pools are closed across the city. Probably due to a labour action because last year we saw they didn’t properly staff the pools. I’m at JJP and there’s dozens of people here, including lots of young people and children desperate to cool down.
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Shiri Pasternak @shirip.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Wrote something about one of the worst experiences in my life. Attending the first “world symposium against anti-Zionism” near Toronto.
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
This is a shocking story. Congrats to @thenarwhal.ca on exposing this. LNG Canada in Kitimat – 🇨🇦's first major LNG facility – is now one of the highest sources of GLOBAL emissions for flaring, undermining claims that we produce the cleanest natural gas in the world: thenarwhal.ca/lng-canada-b...
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LNG Canada exceeds estimated 2024 global record for burned gas | The Narwhal
LNG Canada in Kitimat, B.C., burned more gas in 2025 than any other liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility on record in 2024
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Shiri Pasternak @shirip.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
What an incredible picture.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Klein: I agree that it is a revolutionary technology, that it is going to transform our economy on the scale of the Industrial Revolution. But unlike the Industrial Revolution, which created huge numbers of jobs, the goal of this revolution is to eliminate jobs.
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Shiri Pasternak @shirip.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Begging reporters to just ask one question about what this unit did that the regular force cannot and did not do. A massive underreported story is how the pro-Israel lobby is fueling a budget boom for police and expansion of police powers. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/9ee71f6...
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New counterterrorism unit helped arrest suspect in shooting targeting Jewish-owned restaurant, Toronto police say
A 35-year-old man was charged in the shooting that targeted the Old Avenue Restaurant in North York
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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
‘How many more have to die?’: Northern Ontario fires expose delays in human rights complaints for First Nations. After a child’s death and another home lost, First Nations leaders say delays are putting lives at risk. New from @jonthompson.bsky.social: ricochet.media/indigenous/h... #onpoli
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‘How many more have to die?’: Northern Ontario fires expose delays in human rights complaints for First Nations
Learn how the Northern Ontario fires reveal significant delays in human rights complaints impacting First Nations firefighting resources.
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Robyn Maynard @policingblack.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
declassified RCMP files confirm Canada's domestic intelligence agency infiltrated and sought to disrupt legitimate political Indigenous organizations in the 1970s, in an extensive program of covert surveillance, informants and countersubversion www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
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How RCMP spies infiltrated the 1970s Indigenous rights movement | CBC News
A CBC Indigenous investigation has found the Cold War-era RCMP Security Service had a widespread and intrusive surveillance operation targeting at least 30 legitimate Indigenous political organization...
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Shiri Pasternak @shirip.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Amazing reporting by Brett Forrester at CBC. He spent years fighting for access to these valuable documents, got thousands of pages of surveillance released, providing fresh new understandings of how indigenous political organizing internationally scared the hell out of the state.
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Spooky (with googlieyes for O's) Leonard Smalls @tsuri.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
The first "A" of ACAB includes past, present, and, by all indications, the future. www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
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How RCMP spies infiltrated the 1970s Indigenous rights movement | CBC News
A CBC Indigenous investigation has found the Cold War-era RCMP Security Service had a widespread and intrusive surveillance operation targeting at least 30 legitimate Indigenous political organization...
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Shiri Pasternak @shirip.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Announcing a symposium at Princeton, April 9-10: The Long Arc of Fascism, w/keynotes @naomiaklein.bsky.social + Aaju Peter (GL/Nunavut), plus amazing organizers (Memphis, Minneapolis, Gitskan) and academics (Keeanga YT, Naomi Murukama, etc). Livestreamed. canadianstudies.princeton.edu/events/
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Calendar of Events — Canadian Studies
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Shiri Pasternak @shirip.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
New piece with Tia Dafnos and Emma Bainbridge in @breachmedia.ca: The paramilitary pipeline police strike again. Now so clearly organized as a permanent counter-insurgency formation, here's what the Critical Response Unit (aka C-IRG) has been up to: breachmedia.ca/a-notorious-...
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A notorious RCMP unit shaped B.C. universities’ reaction to Palestine encampments ⋆ The Breach
From Fairy Creek to university campuses, CRU-BC is positioning itself as the go-to police force for repressing dissent
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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 13/02/2026
Use these cards to write love letters or ransom notes, writes @mollycrabapple.bsky.social. And remember: Every handwritten letter is a rebellion against Silicon Valley dystopia. bit.ly/4raWt26
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Molly Crabapple's Time Capsule of Resistance
A new set of note cards by the artist and writer documents scenes of protest in the 21st century.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?” There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
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Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
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irina cerić @irinaceric.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
🚨 New injunction resources for organizers and land defenders from 8th Fire Rising! 🚨 First up, updated research by me and @shirip.bsky.social on injunction success rates for corporations, governments, and First Nations. See the stats and more at: 8thfirerising.ca/injunctions/
An infographic titled January 2026 update: A review of over 160 Injunction cases involving First Nations across Canada. The success rates for injunctions filed by governments, corporations, and FNs are compared
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Redeye @redeyeradio.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
On the POD: We talk with Sheryl Nestel, co-author of a new report on a pattern of anti-Palestinian racism and genocide denial at the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs. @avilewis.ca @sherylnestel.bsky.social @ijvcanada.bsky.social @shirip.bsky.social tiny.cc/c2av001
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Report exposes racism and genocide denial at Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs
Podcast Episode · Redeye · 2025-11-17 · 17m
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Redeye @redeyeradio.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Saturday | 10:05 PT We talk with Sheryl Nestel, co-author of a new report on a pattern of anti-Palestinian racism and genocide denial at the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs. @avilewis.ca @sherylnestel.bsky.social @ijvcanada.bsky.social @shirip.bsky.social
Large group of people wearing t-shirts with Jews for a Free Palestine written on them. This is part of a report Cover titled The CIJA Report: A Pattern of Anti-Palestinian Racism and Genocide Denial at the Centre for
Israel and Jewish Affairs, published September 2025. Photo Credit: Kerri North.      published by the Jewish Faculty Network
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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
In the name of "fighting antisemitism," Indiana University appointed a Christian scholar to tell Jewish scholars what they can and cannot say - all while they invited Tucker Carlson to speak on campus. www.jta.org/2025/11/07/u...
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In Indiana, a vaunted Jewish studies program is upended by red-state politics over Israel and speech - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
A leadership shakeup, a defunded graduate student and political pressure from above have turned a storied program into a flashpoint for Trump-era campus politics.
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Shiri Pasternak @shirip.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
So many of us feeling exactly the same. The creeping horror.
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Shiri Pasternak @shirip.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
New piece: Private and public capital are flooding into mining and LNG development in the service of a war economy. Over 44 per cent of the Liberal budget is allocated toward defence spending that will eventually slap a Canadian flag on missiles and submarines. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
thestar.com
Federal budget’s focus on extraction and fossil fuels does little to help average Canadians and First Nations
All of this spending and investment is justified as an urgent measure to protect the country against the tariff and trade wars with the United States. But Canada’s industrial policy
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Shiri Pasternak @shirip.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
If you’re worried about climate change and you’ve never heard of controlled burns by Indigenous nations, read this great piece.
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
We are in the throws of a battle over who is going to survive the future. A future marked by scarcity and disaster. A future these people are accelerating. That is what is driving the attacks on civil rights and basic equality. Supremacist beliefs are the tool needed to justify human culling.
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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Chicago cyclists are buying out tamale carts to keep vendors home and safe from ICE. blockclubchi.co/42KQ57O
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