Louis McKinney was a women's rights activist throughout her adult life. She was the first woman to serve in a legislature in the British Empire, and became one of the Famous Five who put forward the Persons Case. This is her story. 🧵 1/12

“I see quite clearly that all good things must come to an end. The summer has been splendid, but it has lasted long enough. This morning I welcomed the chill in the air and viewed the falling leaves with cheerfulness.” ~A.A.Milne #Autumn #AutumnEquinox 🍁

ㅤ “Owl,” said Rabbit shortly, “you and I have brains. The others have fluff. If there is any thinking to be done in this Forest - and when I say thinking I mean thinking - you and I must do it.” — A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh img: The original plushes that Winnie the Pooh was inspired by ㅤ

We are fast becoming a banana republic, with two standards of justice. If you oppose the leader, you go to jail just for speech. If you're a loyalist, you get immunity for your crimes. That's what happens in Iran - not the United States. This is a decision moment for America.

This could be “the largest public corruption scandal in the history of the United States"—amounting to a $2B bribe from an Emirati royal and the sale of the world’s most valuable artificial intelligence chips to the UAE, despite national security concern. trib.al/iZEOnGq

UK: The biggest election you’ve never heard of: Meet the Socialist Hoping to Lead Britain’s Biggest Trade Union novaramedia.com/2025/09/22/m...

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The ONDP has recognized the importance of clean energy, unionized labour, and support for Canadian supply chains in meeting Ontario's electricity needs with the adoption of a pro-nuclear policy resolution at its convention. Read our full press release here: www.thesociety.ca/society_welc...

In Canada.. ICE is for CURLING 🥌 peacelovecanada.ca/products/ice...

This paragraph, though... www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article...

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Such a grey day with no winds. Sail boats are going nowhere. Under water shipwreck visible, and seagull just hanging around. #LastDayofSummer

At the Ontario NDP convention has approved this resolution which endorses nuclear power. This required approximately 5 years of pushing pro-nuclear resolutions at both the federal and provincial level. H/T to Kurt Stoll #Onpoli

Today the Ontario NDP passed a resolution to protect local voices in education by defending elected school boards against the government’s threats to eliminate them by the end of 2025. We need trustees. We need to protect local democracy. #OntEd @opsba.bsky.social

HERE WE GO! Aaron Brown. Jerome Blake. Brendon Rodney. Andre De Grasse. Running together for maybe the last time in the men's 4x100m World Championship final. Lane 5.

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Wow, what an amazing photo of downtown Windsor, standing on guard over Detroit 😍🍁

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US confirms contestants in all 2028 Olympic track events will be chased by ICE agents

Tranquility base on Lake Opeongo. For the 1st time ever, I'm getting 2 bars in Algonquin. My new phone maybe?

Marit Stiles faces a leadership review at an Ontario NDP convention this weekend. I spoke with her ahead of the vote. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

If you're cycling in Ontario, @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social is a fantastic resource on what to do if you're involved in a collision. www.thebikinglawyer.ca/blog

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The Blue Heron flying through was a bonus.

Self Portrait at the Dressing Table,1909 by Zinaida Serebriakova #WomensArt

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Cardinal Timothy Dolan failed to report direct admissions of rape by multiple priests, lobbied against extending the statute of limitations for sex abuse, and moved money off the church books to hide it from victims of sex abuse. In case you were wondering.

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"More professors in the United States have been fired for controversial views in the past week than any other week in all of American history." www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...

Happy Friday!

A couple of weeks ago Bob lost his bonded partner Angelina. Today we gave him so much needed good news 🤎

Late night hosts criticizing the president isn’t new. Having a thin-skinned dictator wannabe who can’t take it is.

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Seagulls taking over the beach at ✨ Sparkle Hour ✨ #September

Kimmel. Colbert. Suits against the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and 60 Minutes. Extorting settlements from CBS, ABC, and others. Blocking the AP's access to the White House. 🧵

1. Yes, from a purely legal perspective, Trump's new $15 billion lawsuit against the NYT is a joke. But this lawsuit, and others like it, have a real impact on the news coverage you read about powerful people. The purpose is to send a message and discourage critical reporting.

One takeaway for Canadians watching what’s happening in the United States right now is that we need to put more pressure on governments / parties to strengthen democratic institutions and the fourth estate You can also defend democracy by supporting the work of journalists and civil society groups

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The following is a statement from the WGA on ABC’s decision to pull ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’

The union representing the musicians from Jimmy Kimmel’s band releases a statement calling the FCC’s pressure on Disney “state censorship.”

Between the purge of late night comedians, Trump allies buying up TV networks, Hollywood studios and social media platforms, and news organizations getting slapped with multi-billion dollar lawsuits, there is a full-court press to dismantle the information systems propping up American democracy

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This is a wonderful reflection, and not just because I'm biased myself but because she gets at things about Bad Indians Book Club that others are not. Perhaps because of her own bias, because it is about relationships as much as it is about books. redpopnews.com/the-power-of...

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XP Lee won! 💪

CDC committee members, some of whom are vaccine skeptics, are likely to recommend restricting the use of hepatitis B shots at birth or delaying them. The vaccine is credited by public health experts with nearly eliminating maternal transmission of the disease in the U.S.

On June 24, I began my Election Night speech by quoting Mandela: “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” That's the spirit of this campaign, and our city. This is "Until It’s Done,” a new series about New Yorkers who refused to accept that a worthy goal was impossible.

This morning, US auto safety regulators opened an investigation into some Tesla vehicle doors, following incidents where exterior handles stopped working, leaving trapped children inside www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

A Black man and a homeless man were found hanging from trees in Mississippi yesterday, for those who haven’t seen yet because it’s barely made it out of local news.

I want you to read one of my 2022 investigations again + understand that the response you’re seeing from your children’s school boards-the harassment + firing of teachers, administrators & staff-is tied to a network of folks who have been in this game for years: www.propublica.org/article/geor...