A 70-year-old woman and her son were hunted down and killed by an Israeli quadcopter drone for crossing the unmarked “yellow line” in Gaza City. They were “left to bleed to death” as the drone hovered overhead, preventing anyone from reaching them.

Despite fierce political opposition, cultural boycotts of Israel and institutions complicit in the occupation of Palestine have gone mainstream. I spoke to some organizers in the arts about how we got here, and what's next for the movement.

NEW: No Arms In The Arts launches boycott of the Scotiabank Photo Award. 70 artists, curators and photographers, including many past winners and nominees, are withdrawing their work ahead of the 2025 nominations. boycottphotoaward.org

lithub.com/why-i-risked... I'm continuing to boycott the Giller and I'm grateful to folks like Rachelle Freisen who risked and endured state violence to ensure that we continue to hold the line.

"Israel is the top yearly international recipient of Canadian charitable donations, from charities and foundations whose non-profit status facilitates their ability to send millions of dollars to Israel." #Canada #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Genocide

Since I covered the announcement today and the subsequent press conference, I used this week's edition of The Catch to sum up the problems with Carney's NATO groveling today. Check it out. #cdnnews #cdnpoli

These principled artists have worked hard and put a lot on the line to protest Canadian wealth that funds both the arming of a genocide and feel-good prestige arts awards. Arts philanthropy looks good, bombing people does not. We are lucky to have these people. breachmedia.ca/scotiabank-i...

In honour of Evan Solomon being proclaimed the Liberal candidate for Toronto Centre, here’s 40 minutes of him getting absolutely manhandled by Noam Chomsky. youtu.be/7lPnLK9z1fI?...

Scotiabank is certainly a valid target for the anti-war movement. But @aliyapabani.bsky.social suggests that there are other economic targets that could yield more immediate, tangible results. Check out this clip from our latest Rabble Rants: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBW1...

One down, two to go - the Canlit Responds response to the Giller Prize and Scotiabank severing ties

I sent the Gastro Guru an email asking him to correct his false assertions that I was fired from the CBC and repeatedly sued for defamation. He said he would “consider holding back” if I stopped calling him a Nazi, “bad-mouthing” him on Reddit and “vandalizing” his Wikipedia page.

i am an Araki diehard and i love this movie to death, so was extremely excited to be able to draw this vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/...

Laissez faire nationalism

Is there a single country out there where the majority are like idk we just live here

At the Journalists for Human Rights gala, $102 well spent. (though regrettably not by me)

Today I ran into Loblaws' CEO Per Bank in the No Frills parking lot and asked about the $22 million he was paid last year.