Apropos of Trump dying and Vance and his uber Christian nationalist white supremacist techno whatever buddies taking over, reminder that that will be *globally* v. bad because of the various zealots + cynics who've linked up for their own goals-- and Bibi is up for reelection by October. 🙃

"Secret police" is often misunderstood to mean a force that operates covertly, with all their operations secret. But a secret police force's actions are often public. The secret part is hiding their identities, because they're breaking laws to hurt politically disfavored people, and fear reprisals.

Gangster capitalism www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Mark Carney turns off geolocation on phone just in case

1> Politicians who hype the myth of high crime 2> Bad media like CP24 that repeats the same crimes ever few minutes ( Toronto is a war zone if you watch) 3> Bad faith social media accounts (IntegrityTO) who hype it and stupid social media influencer accounts who play on this 4> Police union hype

The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."

“Courage, my friends.” Tommy Douglas

It will be so much fun when the Catholic Church is declared an antifa group.

Life vs death

It was public--not private--enterprise that built this country: CNR, Ontario Hydro, the crown corporation that led to the Avro Arrow. Too bad we've forgotten. #cdnpoli #canlab www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

In Toronto, road violence takes more lives than gun violence.

"When world historians tell the story of 2025, it will be about the passing of technological, and hence economic, and hence political leadership from the U.S. to China, in the span of eight months. The tape of this address will be the easiest way to explain" why. @billmckibben.bsky.social

"If Canada is going to war, let's go to war against the everyday emergency of just getting by in Canada." www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sSM...

Jon Stewart on @thedailyshow.com is REALLY good tonight, especially the long conversation with @mariaressa.bsky.social, 2021 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, who is blunt, brilliant and inspiring. Everyone should watch it. youtu.be/Tsb1I7hqaJ4?...

"I just want to say, go birds, fuck ICE and free Palestine," "Hacks" star Hannah Einbinder at the #Emmys

Leading physicists claim Mark Carney’s elbows are in a quantum superposition of up and down simultaneously

it's incredible to me how much the city spent on private security to watch empty, fenced in areas after violently evicting unhoused folks from our public parks, but can't seem to be bothered to pay one person to do 24 hour surveillance of the speed camera that's been cut 6 times now?

Mayor Olivia Chow pushes back against the opposition to shelters, noting these are smaller, purpose-built facilities. "What is the problem with 50 seniors in Etobicoke, in Councillor Morley's area? Why is it so scary? They could be our grandparents!" the mayor points out.

Catholic leaders spoke up about settler violence. In response the IDF targeted the church where the Pope called every night to try and keep people safe. The Church believes they were targeted. The IDF continues to commit terror attacks. Silence from the west. www.pillarcatholic.com/p/pizzaballa...

NEW: An Irish tourist visiting the US was jailed by ICE for 3 months after overstaying 3 days due to medical issue. Thomas agreed to be deported, but instead went to federal prison where he recounted horrific conditions + no medical care. “Nobody's safe from the system if they get pulled into it"

Seems pretty telling of Toronto Police's lackadaisical attitude toward traffic enforcement that an officer feels comfortable publicly calling speed cameras a "fucking scam." www.thestar.com/news/gta/the...

sojo.net/node/236290/... via @sojourners daily Verse & Voice

Canada spends over $30 billion a year propping up fossil fuels. What if that money went toward building a better future? What would you create with $30 billion?

"More than half (55 per cent of pedestrians and 50 per cent of cyclists) had a close call with a vehicle" (right turns) more than a third (34 per cent of pedestrians and 36 per cent of cyclists) were involved in conflict with a left-turning vehicle"

When you voted to block the Conservatives… and get Conservative policies anyway 🫠

This outrageous action by Bell High School is not only a blatant example of #islamophobia but also a slap in the face of students who are globally aware and civic minded, especially your valedictorian Elizabeth Yao. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

So let's get this straight. Taxpayers spent $34 billion on the TMX pipeline because no private company would take the risk. That's $1200 per household. We subsidize every barrel down the pipe by 50 cents on the dollar because Big Oil won't pay. And now they want another one. As the planet burns.

Yesterday, at 87, my dad & former Ontario NDP leader Stephen Lewis, stood for an hour by the road in his old riding. As a Jewish elder, he stood against genocide embodying the values he has always championed. I am so proud to see him on the right side of history – as always. ❤️

Want an alternative to a Hwy 401 tunnel? How about reliable GO bus service, writes John Lorinc [ @johnlorinc.bsky.social ]. Highway 401 needs Bus Rapid Transit lanes and BRT-grade service sufficient to persuade drivers to leave their cars behind. #ONpoli #TOpoli #fordnation

Canada has raised concerns over the genocide in Palestine. The Israeli army responded by firing on our diplomatic team. Israel is a terror regime. Canada needs to bring in full sanctions, suspend all trade and ensure investigations into any Canadian who serves in the IDF.

Evan Solomon asks ChatGPT “I’m Canada’s Minister of Artificial Intelligence. What should I do?”

"For those of us on the margins to whom he spoke, there is no forgetting the love in his eyes, no denying his ever-reaching hand or the simple, life-changing truth that he shared that we really are a gift, that we really do belong."

And as Prime Minister, I will Deregulate the Safety, Defund the Services, Avoid the Media, Subsidize the Wealthy, Harness the Lightning, Welcome the US, Speak the Anglo-Saxon, Cancel the Diversity, Abandon the Commoners, Celebrate the Mediocrity, Crash the Economy, and keep blaming Trudeau.