Chomsky commends the Swedish woman who stopped a deportation: “Here’s one young woman standing up alone to try to prevent a person from being killed in difficult and hostile conditions. Large-scale civil disobedience could achieve a great deal more.” ow.ly/HcS630l9Jvl

Start your week off with a gorgeous song from The Weather Station (The Weather Station). #SitchSession bit.ly/2JwLF93

Some thoughts: nowtoronto.com/news/david-mil…

Democracy means one person one vote, not billionaires buying elections. We need to #FixDemocracyNow by overturning Citizens United, moving toward public funding of elections, and ending voter suppression.

Making others happy is not a question of sacrificing our own happiness. Trying to make others happy, even when we do not always succeed, is a source of great satisfaction. Anger and hatred are signs of weakness, while compassion is a sure sign of strength.

Average monthly rent on a one-bedroom apartment in this city is now over $2,000, For a house? Almost a million. Subsidized housing for the poor? If you don’t already live in it, forget about it: the wait list is over 92,000 names long, Edward Keenan: thestar.com/opinion/star-c…

My fave conservative dude: “Nobody helped me, I had to work hard, I never asked the government for anything, I worked two jobs, and I want it to stay just like that, hard and bad, no help for anyone, no improvements, just awful and shitty forever.”

Oregon should change their license plate slogan to “A Subaru State”

ALARMING: All-time hottest temperature records set ALL OVER THE WORLD this past week: bit.ly/2KvaiDH That's why we need URGENT climate action! Image from UMaine's Climate Reanalyzer, a GR8 resource at bit.ly/2OP6dh4 #climatechange #GlobalWarming #Sustainability

🌎 failure to take needed #ClimateAction puts all of us in danger.. especially future generations. inaction now is like stealing viable futures from our children and grandchildren. 💔 must embrace solar, tidal, wind, geothermal clean energy ASAP. 🌟✅ bbc.com/news/science-e…

Love when my union calls me to sing my happy birthday! AFMLocal1000

Sometimes you are in no frills killing time and it takes all of your power to not buy every pickled treat there is.

Holy Oak Family Singers present the music of Gord Lightfoot at Burdock

When Greyhound Canada ends its bus service in the Western provinces in October, about 300 communities will be left without intercity bus service. cbc.ca/1.4761391 Roberto Rocha

Off to the UK with the The Weather Station ! Come say hey!

Pleased to announce alongside Mayor John Tory that beginning today, PRESTO card users in Toronto will be able to hop on and hop off a #TTC streetcar, subway, or bus within a two-hour time period without having to pay an additional fare. More details at prestocard.ca/en/

We have some lovely new lawn signs on the way. Help us buy more, so all of our neighbours can hear about #ProRep. 🏡 makeeveryvotecount.ca/donate_at_fvc #PR4BC

Chicago we rock hard for you next Friday at The Empty Bottle 🌴

Big thanks to StViateurBagel for making Will Kidman’s dream come true and replacing his long lost bagel bag.

New Polaris Collaboration Session! The Weather Station’s “I Tried to Wear the World (feat. Jennifer Castle)" Performance: bit.ly/2NCLajK Interview: bit.ly/2MkCABF Sponsored by STINGRAY MUSIC