So Canada wants us to recognize that Zionists have ancestral ties to Palestine after centuries but refuse to recognize many Indigenous people here as having ancestral ties to our territories because of their blood quantum requirements under a genocidal Indian Status system? Makes sense.

I'm outside of Canada rn and seeing news in my Instagram feed again is wild. I don't know how I'll go back.

Love that my "stand up for human Rights" Palestine lawn sign made it into the newsletter of one of my fave fabric shops, featuring an outfit I made with one of their fabrics. ✌🏽

Great episode. Love Pam's analogies that compare gov't duty to consult Indigenous peoples with sexual consent & consent for surgery: no means no. But when it comes to Indigenous rights, "We'll have a conversation with you, you don't get to say no. That is not the law of consent in any context."

Listening to Canadian news is basically just everything is on fire also we need to fast track approvals on resource extraction.

Today is the five year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder. I have a deep grief about how little we have advanced since that moment toward abolishing police violence and the police state, and how far backward we have slid in stopping all the causes and manifestations of it. May he rest in peace.

UNHCR says two shipwrecks on May 9 and 10 could be the ‘deadliest tragedy at sea’ involving Rohingya so far this year.

Canada, France, and the UK are threatening sanctions against Israel if it doesn’t end its renewed bombardment of Gaza, allow humanitarian to flow into the area, and stop building more settlements in the West Bank.

Social media breaks are so great. But sometimes I do want to share a bit of my life with you all, so here is a crochet project I'm finishing up this long weekend. These are the first granny squares I've ever made and I'm super proud of finally figuring out this crochet thing as a leftie. #crochetsky

Hey folks, I'm writing a freelance story (for @futureofgood.bsky.social ) about barriers to employment for persons with disabilities in Canada. Are you a person with a disability who is looking for work? Please reach out if you'd like to share your experience with me for this story. Thanks!

I think I now need to avoid all post-election analysis because it might make me scream/cry. Luckily for me it's so easy to do that in Canada rn: you have to work hard to find relevant, trustworthy news. No wonder folks don't care anymore.

It is tragic to see Niki Ashton lose. She knew that it was a real possibility after the NDP signed their deal with the Liberals and here we are.

As much as I was critical of Jagmeet Singh and how I felt like he always held back from his potential, I'm sad to see him resign. 💔

I'm mad at people who voted liberal in NDP/Green ridings without knowing wtf they were voting for or even really understanding how our electoral system works. You know, the ones who got caught up with this wave of nationalism and had Carney and Canada Strong signs on their lawns.

This is how conservatives win votes. Disinformation and fear mongering. It's not a new tactic, but one they ramped up this time and it got results.

That was a boring election with depressing results. To see the NDP lose so many seats, and good people like Mike Morrice trailing behind a fly-in conservative candidate should be a BIG fucking warning sign to the left. The cons relied on disinformation to get here - think about that.

The NDP lost its appeal to the left, and lost to vote splitting, but mostly I think the left and centre need a come-to-jesus moment about how to combat the insidious, overwhelming right wing disinfo juggernaut

A man driving into a crowd, killing 9, during a cultural festival isn't terrorism because we expect that sometimes, drivers make oopsieses and murder people with their cars.

Came home to this flyer in my mailbox. Not surprised by the scare tactics, the misinformation, the attempt to fool voters. unreal but here we are, and there are so many reasons why we are here right now.

This is absolutely devastating to read

Only here to share that many indie news outlets will be covering election night on Monday. Don't follow it on legacy media, check out one of these amazing news outlets instead @breachmedia.ca, @nationalobserver.com with @ricochetmedia.bsky.social. If I've missed any pls drop links.

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I've been tasked to get a shot of an NDP sign in Kitchener / Waterloo. I'm driving around and so far I can't find any. Do any of you know where I can find one? (not at a candidate's office) 🕵️‍♂️🟧

I'm only here to tell 🇨🇦 folks to please diversify the media you consume and add @sandela.bsky.social & @nolore.bsky.social to that list. The only media keeping me sane this election season is this podcast. 🙏🏽 Media's abject failure #sandyAndNoraTalkPolitics podcastaddict.com/sandy-and-no...

Fact check, Canada has not issued a travel advisory for the U.S. travel.gc.ca/destinations...

Please boost and donate if you can. Even small amounts will help to support Hala and her family in Gaza. 🙏🏻🍉

Conservative man discovers secret trick to getting elected PM: running as Liberal (Podcast)

This is cool. Would be nice if everyone vigorously fact checked everything all the time cuz you know, that's journalism lol, but this is a really good start!

"Here's your $900 a year, but too bad you can't get to a doctor," pretty much sums up this entire election so far. [Sandy and Nora talk politics] Off to the races! #sandyAndNoraTalkPolitics podcastaddict.com/sandy-and-no... via @PodcastAddict

Should journalists publish a bold faced lie in a headline? Is this a fair practice? "My meddling was not meddling" is a lie. What she means is that she doesn't think her meddling is foreign interference, which is also a lie.

No Other Land is still showing at Waterloo's Princess Twin! princesscinemas.com

I am truly terrified for Hamdan. If you don’t know who Hamdan Ballal is, he is the director of No Other Land and he and Yuval both won the Oscar for Best Documentary this year

Feels like a Carney cult out here...🫠

Canada needs: strict regulations on housing, food supply, energy, environment. We need a national housing and alternate energy plan. We need massive capital transportation projects. We need broad national dental, pharma, and child-care, no opts-outs allowed. We need a strong social safety net.

Actually why am I even listening to any Canadian news today? It just makes me angry. Back to enjoying my sunny Sunday.

Pollieve just said he will stop immigration, then a minute later he said Canada is a place where anyone from anywhere can do anything. Huh? Lol

Creative cleanse: I have always wanted to make my own Eid Al Fitr outfit and I'm finally doing it this year. I've been saving this beautiful cotton lawn for the occasion. My pattern is a kurta & Palazzo pants set. It will be lightweight enough to wear in Pakistan this summer too. 🪡🧵#sewingsky

A handful of people show up to protest at a Tesla dealership in Kitchener on Saturday, every local news outlet covers it. A hundred people protest genocide in uptown Waterloo on Wednesday after Israel ramped up killing Palestinians, crickets from local media. These priorities are sick.

Killing people at their most vulnerable, like praying with your family during Ramadan, is absolutely disgusting and unacceptable yet Israel is doing this on the daily.

Good. They need to be held accountable, and recording interactions and debates is one way to do that. Monday's flag motion debate will need to be watched closely. Anyone can see that banning all flags (except 🇨🇦) is just a cover to ban pride flags.

BREAKING: Israel’s PM Netanyahu has ordered air strikes against dozens of 'terrorist' targets in Lebanon in response to rocket fire. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/lcwldb

WARNING: The WRCSB is voting Monday on a motion that would ban pride flags, slogans, and symbols from being hung or shown (even on a sticker!) on school property. Even teacher's personal flags would not be allowed. Please show up on Monday to show support!!!

Why is Canada putting a 25% tariff on books? How is making books more expensive good for Canada or Canadians? We have 0 major book distributors so there is no Buy Canadian option. This will only hurt Canadian students, libraries, schools and readers. The US won't even notice. #tariffs #booksky

Must listen podcast.

Happy to see this question being openly posed in the CBC. It makes sense to reduce the tariffs on Chinese EVs at least to the level of the EU, and more broadly to invite Chinese EV makers to set up factories in Canada.

This. My family in the other side of the world are shopping for Chinese EVs which sound far superior to the options we have here.

I still struggle to understand how the west can ignore human suffering so easily. It bothered me when I came to this country 20 years ago, it bothers me now. I see more sympathy for suffering animals than humans, when we should have an equal level of concern and care for all beings.

Where is the outrage from Canadian politicians? Israel broke the ceasefire and is not even trying to lie about their plans to take Gaza and kill every Palestinian on their genocidal path.

Where has Jagmeet Singh been this whole time? It's like he came out of hiding today to say a few things in Hamilton. So many wasted opportunities man, sigh.

Can CBC stop only asking about how Trump's tarrifs are impacting people's mental health and ALSO ask how our mental health is impacted by threats to marginalized folks, the BROKEN ceasefire in Gaza, the many other humans whose safety and lives are at risk?? There is more going on than tarrifs ffs