I grew up in a Zionist household, spent 12 years in a Zionist youth movement, lived 4 years in Israel, and have friends and family who served in the IDF. When that is your world, it's hard to see apartheid when it's happening. 1/16

I'll gladly take a Giant Rubber Duck on the waterfront for a few weeks over paving over a waterfront public park to build a 99 year parking lot for a multinational spa company any day! #OntarioPlace

Special shoutout to journalists! Emma McIntosh (same handle on the other app), Noor Javed & Brendan Kennedy (https://bsky.app/profile/bkstar) for starting this; Charlie Pinkerton for finding new, scandalous threads; Colin D'Mello | Global News & Isaac Callan for getting those mandate letters. No one can ever say Ontario journalists don't hold the powerful to account!

When Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez went to speak to striking UAW workers, the message was clear: “Solidarity is the strategy. Us sticking together breaks up their approach. They don't know what to do when people are unified.”

When I was a little boy, the Japanese military attacked Pearl Harbor. It was a surprise attack, and thousands of U.S. servicemembers perished. As a nation, we were stunned. And we vowed to strike back. Revenge was understandably on everyone’s mind, including many Americans of

Basically the best explainer for the human rights tragedy being committed against kids in Saskatchewan by their conservative religious extremist government…

The Toronto Police Service budget in 1999 was $535.9 million. This year, Chief Demkiw has asked for $1.186 billion and suggested grim consequences if the service isn't awarded every penny. The budget increased by $650M since 1999 and we only have 37 more cops!?!

So incredibly interesting... I don't find it entirely surprising, but it definitely explains a lot...

#Breaking: Minister Paul Calandra is refusing to return the previous protections to the Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve (DRAP) in the Greenbelt. His office is calling them "redundant". You will remember that the DRAP was the largest carveout. 🧵/1 durhamregion.com/news/province-…

Doctors can no longer run practices at a deficit. $37 fee from OHIP does not begin to cover the lease, insurance, staff, equipment and more let alone provide a living. From a family practice office in Mississauga Doug Ford #sylviajones

New paper from Norway: Banning smartphones in school - significantly decreased doctors visits for psychological symptoms and diseases among girls - reduced bullying among both genders - improved girls’ GPA and attendance rates - largest effect sizes were among the poorest kids

Kristin Rushowy OSSTF PSSP (speech-language pathologists, psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists, physical therapists) who have always kept in line with teachers, got the CUPE deal as part of the education worker OSSTF group. $1/hour which for many is a little more than 1%.

Those who actively work to remove public spaces are the villains of a city. Make no mistake—they work on behalf of the few and abandon the people.

The marquee at ByTowne Cinemas in Ottawa. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 I’lll celebrate when every Indigenous community across Canada has clean drinking water. 🪶🧡

The very same Premier who's first order of business was to stop funding the Office of the Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth, forcing them to close and lay off staff, putting vulnerable children across Ontario at greater chance of harm, abuse, neglect and/or death. 🤔🙄

This is what Canadian leadership sounds like.

😆🤣🤣🤣 100 grand to watch a little Honda drive by you.

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This is why your child is not getting Educational Assistant support. This is why there is no Spec Ed Teacher to help your child catch up on basic math or literacy skills. This is why the ventilation in your child’s classroom is not working. policyalternatives.ca/news-research/…