"Trump dismantles the 'international consensus' on Palestinian future as a powerless Jordanian king looks on" 'The Gaza ceasefire is as flimsy as the paper it is written on' www.counterfire.org/article/the-...

Seventh prosecutor in Eric Adams case resigns and calls out Trump’s former lawyer in scathing letter www.cnn.com/2025/02/14/p...

The bill passed after Gov. Ron DeSantis and fellow Republicans ended a public dispute. It includes a mandatory death penalty for capital crimes committed by people without legal status.

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A DESPERATE WAKE-UP CALL TO FELLOW ACTIVISTS: WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE??? rulebreakers.info/blog/2025/02...

UPDATE ON THE 'UNITED AGAINST FASCISM' RALLY IN VICTORIA: Due to irreconcilable differences with the organising committee, I have withdrawn my support and left the organisation. Don't attend the Victoria event unless you mean to waste your time on a social gathering instead of an actual protest.

Marked: Poverty Discrimination is a Public Health Issue and the Human Rights Code Can Help www.pivotlegal.org/marked_pover...

B.C. advocates call for front-line training to deal with neurodiversity The plea from AutismBC comes after a 15-year-old student, believed to be autistic, died in a police-involved shooting. www.timescolonist.com/bc-news/bc-a...

"No to ethnic cleansing": over 350 rabbis sign NYT ad assailing Trump’s Gaza plan I'm no rabbi but I signed it too. Grateful to the organizers. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

I’m still incredulous at how little outrage, or even exposure, Councillor Jeremy Caradonna’s appeal for the military to round up the unhoused in concentration camps actually generated. Let’s do something about it while the word ‘fascism’ is fashionable. rulebreakers.info/blog/2025/02...

FASCISM AT VICTORIA CITY HALL! Councillor Jeremy Caradonna publicly appealed to the Prime Minister to declare a state of emergency and dispatch the army, to round up homeless people, drug users, and mentally ill patients, and march them into concentration camps!

After armed neo-Nazis get police protection, some Black residents in Ohio express disbelief Authorities defended their actions after a dozen or so people in black clothing displayed Nazi flags and symbolism at a demonstration on a freeway bridge north of Cincinnati. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Sometimes social media works quite well. Our health insurance system needs to be rebuilt from the ground up. www.ketv.com/article/anth...

In print this week for @orlandoweekly.bsky.social, Orlando police have arrested roughly 2 dozen homeless people for sleeping on public property since Jan. 1, when a state law allowing people to sue for failing to enforce a statewide camping ban took effect. www.orlandoweekly.com/news/orlando...

Don't buy a Swasticar... "Stunned, Zhang gazed at the deflating airbag in front of her. She could never have imagined what was to come: Tesla (TSLA) sued her for defamation for complaining publicly about the car’s brakes — and won." finance.yahoo.com/news/her-par...

A third employee of billionaire Elon Musk’s DOGE is under fire for his disturbing online footprint, which includes registering URLs featuring racial slurs and references to rape and child sexual abuse.

Abbotsford trustee's pro-Trump, anti-transgender Facebook comments under review Abbotsford School District reviewing controversial social media comments made by Jared White www.vicnews.com/home2/abbots...

Please enjoy my cartoon for Thursday's Toronto Star

BREAKING On Monday, Popular Information broke the news that the NIH had frozen virtually all grant funding in violation of 2 federal court orders On Wednesday, NIH leadership distributed a memo, acknowledging that its funding freeze was illegal and directing staff to resume issuing grants.

Protect this law at all costs ! www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

We only know this man is in Gitmo because Noem tweeted a propaganda photo that included him and his sister saw it. He has no criminal record. He entered the US in January and immediately made an appointment with CBP to claim asylum. They sent him to a concentration camp bc of his basketball tattoo.

Hey Lower Mainland See You There !

16th annual Stolen Sisters Memorial March to take place in downtown Victoria this weekend victoriabuzz.com/2025/02/16th...

An Israeli protester wearing red gloves was forcibly removed from the Knesset after accusing right-wing committee chair Simcha Rothman of having ‘blood-stained hands’ for opposing the ceasefire deal.

IIO director defends withholding information from public on police-involved death of Surrey teen vancouversun.com/news/iio-dir...

Green Party deputy leader appeals jail time for Fairy Creek protests cheknews.ca/green-party-...

Leave it to cops to turn a simple shoplifting at Target rap into criminal conspiracy and still keep their jobs fox59.com/news/indycri...

VIU suspends two students who were part of pro-Palestine encampment University president previously stated that students who participated in the camp wouldn't be disciplined www.nanaimobulletin.com/local-news/v...

Most charges against Gaza protesters dismissed but ‘intent is to scare people’ Protesters are facing increasingly draconian charges that get dismissed but could still have a chilling effect www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

ICE Wants to Know If You’re Posting Negative Things About It Online ICE wants to hire contractors to monitor social media for threats. Those who criticize the agency could be pulled into the dragnet. theintercept.com/2025/02/11/i...

With many living in cars on Vancouver Island, homeless society pushes for ‘safe parking lots’ cheknews.ca/with-many-li...

‘Calling us fascists’: Regina German club target of online vitriol over venue booking globalnews.ca/news/1101288...

Call to Action: Nationwide General Strike incoming. At least 11 million people are needed to pledge, that's nearly 3.5% of the US population. When the number hits 11 million it's time to strike. Spread widely. Pledge today: generalstrikeus.com #3E #GSUS #USprotests

Protests Planned in All 50 States for Presidents' Day Against Trump Administration gvwire.com/2025/02/10/p...

What police mean by "housing and well-being" in Victoria:

Trump Signals He Might Ignore the Courts Yesterday, the president said that no judge “should be allowed” to rule against the changes his administration is making. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Hamas says no more hostage releases, accuses Israel of violating ceasefire globalnews.ca/news/1101208...

Germany is saying no to autogenocide, no to oligarchy, and no to impunity. Thousands are taking a stand against fascism ahead of the election. No matter the results they won't bend the knee to oligarchy. #3E

UNITED AGAINST FASCISM NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION February 15 2PM Vancouver, BC 1075 West Pender Street

Cops doing what they do atlantablackstar.com/2025/02/08/c...

"[One] mom got 30 years in prison because her abuser beat her daughter. (He got 18 years.)" "[T]hese moms were accused of 'failure to protect.'” "90 percent of Oklahoma parents incarcerated for failure to protect are mothers—disproportionately mothers of color." @samanthamichaels.bsky.social

France allowed Israeli PM Netanyahu's plane to fly through its airspace twice, despite an ICC arrest warrant and France being legally obliged to abide by the court's decision, according to an investigation by Al Jazeera’s fact-checking agency Sanad. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/5efttr

January 2025 was 1.75°C above the pre-industrial average and was the 18th month in the last 19 for which the global-averages exceeded 1.5°C Be part of the fight against climate failure. Join our global welcome meeting on Monday at 6pm UTC. #ClimateCrisis #StandUp us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

The U.S. has a long record of writing racial exclusion into policy, with consequences that last for generations.

YOU CAN'T POST YOUR WAY OUT OF FASCISM: "The greatest of these sins is convincing ourselves that posting is a form of political activism, when it is at best a coping mechanism." Essential reading by Janus Rose in @404media.bsky.social:

2 arrested as hundreds march at ‘Protest Against ICE’ in Seattle www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...