Canada has some of the most evil mining corporations in the world that plunder resources internationally so this is actually a perfect fit globalnews.ca/news/1190912...

Bodybuilding is everything to Jules Sherred. But when he was barred from competing, the Duncan based advocate took his fight to the BC Human Rights Tribunal. We sat down with him to learn more about why he continues to fight in a world that is becoming increasingly hostile towards trans athletes.

Trump isn’t gay and calling him gay as a schoolyard insult is homophobic. www.lgbtqnation.com/... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

In Sikh culture, when the racists started attacking us because they thought we were Muslims, we didn’t correct them and say we were Sikhs because the point is it shouldn’t happen to anyone. As a cis woman, I do not correct someone attacking me because they think I am trans for the same reason.

Book recommendation. Ask your public library to get it. I've avoided "the classics" all my life because I was wary of how idealized they were by monied white men. This was just the introduction I needed and it happens to be hopeful at a time when we need more of that.

You do not, under any circumstances, "gotta hand it to" Marjorie Taylor Greene.

A note I found yesterday while walking in Portland.

The bosses always go after vulnerable communities first, but they’ll get ‘round to everyone. That’s why ONLY solidarity works. “Data Colonialism”: Native Communities Fight AI Data Centers on Indigenous Land youtu.be/Ac0-fBK0LVQ

Same with HR depts complaining about the use of sick time without addressing what has changed.

I consistently repeat to folks that they do not in fact ever *succeed* on their own. Sometimes the assistance is visible, often it is submerged. None of the USian billionaires *succeeded* on their own. In fact, most of them continue to benefit from your money, labor, etc....

Exclusive: The acting director of the CDC has delayed publication of a report showing the covid-19 vaccine cut the likelihood of ER visits and hospitalizations for healthy adults last winter by about half, according to two scientists.

it’s true, there are no middle class white kids in the american education system. they have all been excluded by invidious racial discrimination

The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me. It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children."

Have you seen this yet? This is wrong. Parliament is supposed to be a civic space — the one room in this country where every faith, and no faith, stands on equal ground.

Some more from Donner Pass today:

Happy 68th Birthday to the great Gary Oldman 🎂 First time I saw him was in '86 in Sid and Nancy, then '87 Prick Up Your Ears. I knew then he'd be a force to be reckoned with.

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My latest, published yesterday: On the Brink of World War Trump via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

WHITEDATE: The Canadian Anti-Hate Network has identified an alternative wellness clinic owner as a paying member of the white supremacist dating site WhiteDate. 🧵 www.antihate.ca/the_fully_re...

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... “Canada has been slow to study health in relation to the oil and gas industry, with most studies being done in the United States. He says there's never been a comprehensive assessment of the industry in B.C.” #fracking

Why Do Some People Still Wear Masks In 2026 And On A Completely Unrelated Note Why Is Everyone In The Office Sick Right Now Apart From The Guy In The Mask?

If you haven't already, consider subscribing to @thetyee.ca -- they do amazing work and I'm so grateful to them for partnering with me on this story!

War (What Is It Good For)

New! STAYING POWER by Zena Sharman is a remarkably frank memoir about interdependence, grieving, and parenting as a queer femme that doesn’t leave out the messy or the erotic. 👉 Out now in Canada & the US: arsenalpulp.com/Books/S/Stay...

Batshyte crazy stuff. open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...

NEW FROM ME: While US and Israeli forces launched strikes against Iran this weekend, Global News' The West Block host Ben Mulroney reposted video of fighter jets that had been miscaptioned as American F-15s attacking Iran I double-checked. Ben was actually sharing footage from a video game

Important potato technology.

Pierre Poilievre has launched a “free speech” petition in support of Barry Neufeld, an anti-LGBTQ+ bigot and antisemitic conspiracy theorists with a history of filing anti-free speech SLAPP lawsuits against his critics www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The filmmaker who was supposed to make this residential school denial film had a YouTube account full of Nazi propaganda, Holocaust denial, caustic racism and antisemitism and conspiracy theories. Too much even for Juno News.

New episode of #EvenMoreNews with @margaret.bsky.social! We discuss her experience reporting from Minneapolis, how people there are organizing and providing mutual aid, Trump's threats to "nationalize" elections, and how he wishes Kaitlan Collins would smile more. Link: youtu.be/V_Cpz4xOfAw

You know how I keep saying that every damn skill and capacity is needed in this moment??? What do you know how to do that can serve in this critical time??

Taylor Rehmet's win in a Texas state senate shocked pundits. But, as I found in interviews with people close to the ground, it's not so surprising. A lot of it is about the books bans. People hate the book bans. Even some Republicans! An analysis. www.salon.com/2026/02/06/s...

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That ‘can we go back to regular police brutality’ comment has me reeling. Because once you hear it, you realize that even when it’s not phrased that bluntly, that’s the underlying demand a lot of white people are making. I'm not going to pretend that is okay.

Another question I came here with was: how effective are the whistles and honking? Does it stop abductions? And the answer is, surprisingly to my cynical self, yes, and often. I have talked to so many people who have successfully interrupted kidnappings.

Entirely predictable.

We could all learn a lot from Finland's approach It's brilliant that they're just adding AI education to the existing media literacy curriculum www.ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/ar...

1. Sometimes, the absurdity of the situation we're all in just hits me. Going forward, ongoing and continuous transmission of SARS-CoV-2 will lead to an ever-increasing percentage of the global population developing chronic illnesses due to sequelae of infection.

"Academics literally cannot make genAI go away" we also can't make underage drinking go away and we're not advocating for installing bar carts in every classroom.

this needs an overwhelming amount of genuine signatures. canadians pls add yours

‘This is preventative medicine.’ Toronto hospital starts $1-million fund to help patients with rent. Research shows a link between evictions and worse health outcomes, says Dr. Andrew Boozary of the University Health Network. www.thestar.com/news/gta/thi... via @thestar.com

You know a thing that is very bad about this? This is the anti-trans playbook being played against women. Start with 'has the x movement failed the people it's supposed to help', then infantilize them, then make the case they can't be responsible for their own choices, then take their rights away

As a chronically ill person, I still mask. For my own safety. Covid isn’t gone, and is still actively disabling people. I am disabled because of covid. Not only is masking super awesome and even fashionable, it protects you and your loved ones. So please, wear a mask <3

Canada is supposed to be a beacon of pro-LGBTQ+ acceptance in the face of the fascist United States but if you look closely at how it's passing anti-trans legislation it starts to turn just as red

I guess this has probably already gone viral somewhere but I am simply dying at this picture of a bear that looks like it hired a photographer to do a glamour shoot

Speaking of which… www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...

Today's newsletter: The same machine that destroyed 600 lives over Charlie Kirk has nothing to say about Trump mocking Rob Reiner. www.readtpa.com/p/the-rules-...

💯 This must be the norm not the exception. Parents tend to work quietly behind the scenes to support their child. Alice’s death released me from that dynamic. Going public with her inquest, then Her Name Is Alice, was a choice. It came with personal cost but not doing it felt more uncomfortable.

The Trump-Vance admin has been committing illegal strike after illegal strike. They're trying to normalize it. They're counting on you to lose track, to be too overwhelmed to remember the gravity of what they're doing. But we're keeping track of every single strike. So far: 22 strikes. 87 killed.

Have a dose of hope!