Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick

For more detailed explanations of our styleguide advice, see our recent expansion: www.transjournalists.org/why-biologic...

BBC News unfortunately not following best practices. On the home page their sub-headline reads as shown below (alt text provided). Best practices say to avoid this sort of language and there's sound reasoning as to why: styleguide.transjournalists.org#section-phra...

The picture that's emerging is one of absolute tragedy for the young victims, a teacher, the shooter and her family. There are unresolved questions here about why/how the guns were returned and what mental health supports were available for a deeply troubled teen.

Oh this is bad

Hey Canadian media ... "born as a biological male" is not the move when you're reporting on what happened in Tumbler Ridge. Here's is the @transjournalists.org Style Guide if you are covering this story today styleguide.transjournalists.org

For those spreading hatred over the alleged identity of the suspect, people here think that’s despicable

I moved to Tumbler Ridge ten days ago for a job. All I can say is this is truly awful awful for this small town. My heart goes out to my new neighbours in their grief.

Rotisserie chickens are usually cheaper than buying a whole chicken and cooking it yourself WSJ.

This is talking about buying rotisserie at a specific store in NYC but it should be noted that in *this economy*, at least in my corner of Canada, buying a rotisserie chicken at the grocery store is cheaper than buying raw, and these days even raw whole. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

I deleted my earlier comment, questioning whether or not this is verified connected to Trent. It has been verified legit. Here’s the link to the Facebook post where Trent live streamed from giving donation instructions. www.facebook.com/share/p/1AVu...

Sarah provided a smart way to provide a one-time contribution if that's within your means—sign up for a month and then cancel.

FYI, to do a one-time donation on a patreon like this you can subscribe for the dollar amount you'd wish to give and then cancel.

The small-town paper in Tumbler Ridge is going to need support. This is its front page right now. Their subscription page is here: www.patreon.com/tumblerridge...

Local journalism matters Trent Ernst — reporter, editor and publisher of Tumbler RidgeLines — spoke with CBC Radio's Early Edition in British Columbia this morning. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Within hours, we already had an elected official—B.C. MLA Tara Armstrong—blaming the Tumbler Ridge school shooting on gender-affirming care.

Trent also posted this link to a GoFundMe for one of the victims. www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...

As the only (I think?) local reporter in Tumbler Ridge, Trent Ernst has been heroically covering the tragedy unfolding in his town. Most of his reporting is happening on Facebook, which you can find here, along with links to his Patreon. www.facebook.com/tumblerridge...

“Four of my children just evaporated,” [Rafiq] Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”

“[…] Thermobaric weapons do not just kill; they obliterate […] these weapons disperse […] fuel that ignites to create an enormous fireball and vacuum effect.” “To prolong burning time, powders of aluminium, magnesium and titanium are added to the chemical mixture.” www.aljazeera.com/features/202...

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Brishti’s work is amazing so sign up to the newsletter, if this is your field or your looking for reliable info.

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Trump: "We have Darth Vader. You know Darth Vader, right? Darth Vader is a man who is sitting -- is that Darth? Stand up please. Does everybody know -- they call him Darth Vader, I call him a fine man. But he's cutting Democrat priorities and they're never gonna get them back."

You should know there's a new Canadian publication that presents "both sides" of a news story, and that no, it's not as bad as you think (it's worse).

I love living in 1950.

It's early in the Calgary ward counts but here's who's leading at 12:30am (advance ballots still to be tallied Tuesday): 1 - Nowak 2 - Wyness 3 - Yule 4 - Kelly 5 - Dhaliwal 6 - Pantazopolous 7 - Atkinson 8 - Schmidt 9 - Gar 10 - Chabot 11 - Ward 12 - Ferguson 13 - McLean 14 - Johnston #yyccc

What do I have to do to not hear about this hike ever again?

A reverse town hall is a fantastic tactic and unions should do more of them not only with elected officials, but also with bosses (because bosses won't come but workers will, and they'll not only get some catharsis but also agitate and organize each other—I've watched it happen).

Canadian Journalists for Justice in Palestine (CJJP) held a news conference this morning to bring attention to Canada's inaction in enabling the deliberate killing of Palestinian journalists. Give them a follow: @cjjpmedia.bsky.social www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...

I took a closer look at the beliefs of Sean Feucht, the "MAGA preacher" whose events has been cancelled by multiple Canadian cities. He believes Christians should be in control of government and laws should adhere to "biblical moral law." thetyee.ca/News/2025/08...

The FOIPs that compose this scoop from @drugdatadecoded.ca cost him more than $1K. If you have the means, support his vital work. drugdatadecoded.ca/calgary-poli...

SCOOP 🧵 Two years after being caught using Clearview AI facial recognition software, Calgary police signed contracts for "image recognition" software that scours photos and videos for individuals. 1/ drugdatadecoded.ca/calgary-poli...

Oped: As a Jewish Canadian, I want my community to speak out about the horrors in Gaza. Very well said piece here by David Paperny... www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

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This book is a care package for organizers and activists. I wrote the first and last letters in the book and edited letters from beloved friends and co-strugglers like @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social, @mayaschenwar.bsky.social, @shaneburley.bsky.social, @prisonculture.bsky.social, and many more.

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however obnoxious you think it is to pronounce gif "jif," i promise you are infinitely more obnoxious in your anti-"jif" advocacy

What in the cringey dystopian future fresh hell is this?

Exactly how I feel. We've been duped. In this day and age, almost nothing is a gaff—it's all marketing, and yes, that includes the outrage, and the outrage to the outrage, and so on. All of it is part of the ad campaign, and as soon as we talk about it, the ad campaign worked.

Hilborn, deputy chief, Community Standards Peace Officers, said the figure does not reflect the amount collected & doesn't have info on how many with no fixed address have paid. Then, obviously, the City should get the information. #houseless www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

#BREAKING: Cabinet to discuss recognizing Palestinian state, source tells CTV News

🚨 RED ALERT 🚨 Israeli forces imprisoned & beat Chris Smalls, US labor leader, after capturing the @freedomflotilla.bsky.social ship Handala on Saturday. Every union member, every labor leader who took pictures with Chris, should be speaking out NOW! DEMAND CHRIS BE SAFELY RELEASED & RETURNED HOME

Congratulations to Bogota and Cali for opening Latin America’s first officially sanctioned Overdose Prevention Centers. There are around 200 OPCs around the world and they have saved countless thousands of lives — which is why Trump is attacking the three that exist in the US.

In April 2019, an RCMP officer found a guy sleeping in a stolen truck in rural Alberta and ended up shooting him in the face. An investigation was launched. Today, more than six years later, a charge of aggravated assault was announced against the officer, who has since retired.

Was waiting for this to be confirmed, but it should absolutely NOT go unnoticed that labour leader Chris Smalls was the only Black person on the flotilla to Gaza, and was reportedly singled out and beaten—something that only happened to him, and not the rest. #Gaza

At the Israeli prison, US human rights defender Chris Smalls was physically assaulted by seven uniformed individuals. They choked him and kicked him in the legs. We condemn this violence against Chris and demand accountability for the assault and discriminatory treatment he faced. #BreakTheSiege

Gaza Freedom Flotilla has released statement that Black labour leader Chris Smalls (Amazon Labour Union) faced violence that no one else on Handala did. He has been severely beaten in Israeli custody. Smalls follows in legacy of Black radical tradition for Palestine. Labour must stand for Smalls.

Chris Smalls was profiled by every major media outlet when he lead Amazon victory on Staten Island. Shocking that not one outlet has covered the IDF detaining him in the Gaza flotilla