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Justin Ling
about 6 hours ago
Thus far, in governments' quest to protect kids from the increasingly-evident harms of social media, we've tried: -Befriending big tech -Sending sternly-worded letters -Pretending it's fine -Nothing None of it's worked! Let's try something else.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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Justin Ling: Meta and TikTok say they take kids’ safety seriously. Their actions suggest otherwise
The official company line is often contradicted by the companies' own internal documents.
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/meta-and-tiktok-say-they-take-kids-safety-seriously-their-actions-suggest-otherwise/article_df0c2a34-a3d5-465d-833c-4dfc05efbba1.html?gift=1&gift_token=98d12cc3-b30a-4bcf-946e-0b7c8e640ce9&token=eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6InNpZ24tZ2lmdC1saW5rLWtleSJ9.eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy50aGVzdGFyLmNvbS9vcGluaW9uL2NvbnRyaWJ1dG9ycy9tZXRhLWFuZC10aWt0b2stc2F5LXRoZXktdGFrZS1raWRzLXNhZmV0eS1zZXJpb3VzbHktdGhlaXItYWN0aW9ucy1zdWdnZXN0LW90aGVyd2lzZS9hcnRpY2xlX2RmMGMyYTM0LWEzZDUtNDY1ZC04MzNjLTRkZmMwNWVmYmJhMS5odG1sP2dpZnQ9MSZnaWZ0X3Rva2VuPTk4ZDEyY2MzLWIzMGEtNGJjZi05NDZlLTBiN2M4ZTY0MGNlOSIsImlhdCI6MTc1ODg4Mzg4NCwiZXhwIjoxNzU5MTQzMDg0fQ.JsfVDkhoZ1pm6BFUQIz6U7k3evuq3vNdxW9SSOFsofY_vFDN2VoZE5QEb9xHIKCtP1kIi8VR24zKNPbnmi3wUqRnkiZrUuRMa3YnGKoqCkzvbFh8Hmd4C7DchGc7sA2_AgmMgk6adYD5tB5H1J8cwBoQz2SPDXYI6AiiFhm0a3Bc_VlTZqQsd_AJ1fkEu2w0Z3WjLB11cH3S9vi6JEFNuPHRpea5JEbrN4RJqoMg_Z5jJPA8Go_aJ5V5gCjW020_Bls5ctrXMlO1pWYABqyMID8B9R0rsxZYO3nicM9E_5HVBch8jHulTtCL32MVEt4twiT2g4MgSq0bQJro9J09mg
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reposted by
Justin Ling
about 4 hours ago
What a grotesque gimmick.
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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IDF plans to broadcast Netanyahu's UN address in the streets of Gaza, army sources say
The IDF's Southern Command Was Ordered to Engage in What Senior Officers Describe as 'Psychological Warfare' by Blasting Netanyahu's Speech on Speakers Attached to Trucks. 'No One Understands the Mili...
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-09-26/ty-article/.premium/idf-plans-to-broadcast-netanyahus-un-address-in-the-streets-of-gaza-army-sources-say/00000199-850a-daea-adff-bfeb5b100000?gift=dc29f11d34bd4845abeec5de63059863
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Chris Glover
about 4 hours ago
Ford's TDSB supervisor is responsible for responding to 240,000 students at 584 schools. Without elected trustees, parents & students have no voice. The seizure of our school boards is a real estate scam. Once Ford has control, he'll start selling our schools.
toronto.citynews.ca/video/2025/0...
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Ford government's appointed school supervisors not meeting demands: parents
As Tina Yazdani reports, parents say without their trustees, they have no one to turn to with critical concerns, and they've been unable to get a hold of the Ford government's appointed school supervi...
https://toronto.citynews.ca/video/2025/09/09/ford-governments-appointed-school-supervisors-not-meeting-demands-parents/
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani
about 4 hours ago
As Netanyahu addresses the United Nations in New York City this morning, the world recoils in horror at the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
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reposted by
Norm Di Pasquale🇨🇦
about 5 hours ago
As I said in an earlier thread about our taxpayer expense loving Minister of Education Paul Calandra, maybe pack a lunch sometimes Paul! Education minister faces questions over $1.7K in Queen’s Park restaurant bills
globalnews.ca/news/1145119...
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Education minister faces questions over $1.7K in Queen’s Park restaurant bills | Globalnews.ca
Ontario's education minister is facing scrutiny of his expenses, after his office declined to release details of the money he has spent on restaurant meals.
https://globalnews.ca/news/11451199/education-minister-faces-questions-1-7k-queens-park-restaurant-bills/
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Josh Kaplan
about 5 hours ago
NEW: Kristi Noem has been widely criticized for slowing down FEMA's response to natural disasters. But she fast-tracked $11 million+ to fix a Florida tourist attraction — after one of her big donors reached out.
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
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Kristi Noem Fast-Tracked Millions in Disaster Aid to Florida Tourist Attraction After Campaign Donor Intervened
The DHS chief has been widely criticized for slowing down FEMA’s response after natural disasters. Texts and emails obtained by ProPublica point to an effective way to get help faster: have one of Noe...
https://www.propublica.org/article/kristi-noem-fema-florida-naples-sinan-gursoy
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Anonymous
about 14 hours ago
The US and Canada scrambled fighter jets to identify and intercept four Russian fighter jets planes off Alaska, it is ninth time in 2025 that NORAD has had to intercept Russian fighters jets doing practice runs on the US and Canada.
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Iglika Ivanova
9 days ago
This is the kind of nation-building work that I would like to see from our federal government. Great work,
@jimbostanford.bsky.social
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@civicgovernance.bsky.social
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#canlab
#cdnecon
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reposted by
George Hahn
1 day ago
“No one man can terrorize a whole nation unless we are all his accomplices.” - Edward R. Murrow
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Barney Panofsky's Best Intentions
about 17 hours ago
We are facing very serious and difficult economic and geopolitical instabilities right now. - Everybody …………….. You know what bugs me most these day, folks? Photo radar. - Doug Ford
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It’s TMU and these guys need to face the judge.
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about 16 hours ago
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Spudislander45 🇨🇦❤️🌎💪🫡
1 day ago
This is
#UniversityofToronto
security in Canada responding to a female reportedly protesting.
#UofT
#cdnpoli
#Canada
#UseOfForce
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your friendemy is finding new ways to repress.
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about 17 hours ago
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LA Legault 🍁
about 18 hours ago
The 🇨🇦 Government is not using Canada Post’s services to starve them. The disdain this government has for Canadians is breathtaking.
#cdnpoli
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Scott Robertson
about 17 hours ago
CUPW: "We want to be delivering to people's homes, just like what we call our competition. We want those parcels because otherwise, all that happens is it deteriorates the post office and the writings on the wall at that point. So we need something that's sustainable, not a sunset industry."
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reposted by
Charlie Angus
about 18 hours ago
Imagine my surprise to get a letter from MAGA ambassador Pete Hoekstra over my comments on the killing of Charlie Kirk. Check out my response to his letter.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnQF...
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AMBASSADOR PETE SENDS ME A LETTER
YouTube video by Charlie Angus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnQF_RewRdU&lc=UgwcTGvQRXb9w4jprV54AaABAg.ANVkuLQ7zAdANWBHYkoRR0
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Scott Robertson
about 18 hours ago
CUPW NEGOTIATOR: "[Minister Lightbound] is carrying Canada Post's water. He says, 'I'm relying on Bill Kaplan's report', but Bill Kaplan relied on Canada Post management's report. So it ends up it's just a set of dominoes. It's the same story being told by different people."
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reposted by
Cult MTL
about 21 hours ago
“A report by the CBC revealed that Pierre Poilievre hired the team behind Canada Proud to ‘boost his messages online.’ The organization has since been caught running disinformation campaigns targeting Mark Carney. Canadians deserve to know every last detail about Poilievre‘s ties to Canada Proud.”
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Observations from Montreal
An ever-changing collection of commentary and observations by Montrealers or about Montreal politics and culture.
https://cultmtl.com/2025/09/observations-from-montreal-canada/
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Jordan Roberts
1 day ago
When a court ruled that the Ford government couldn't pass unconstitutional voter suppression legislation, Ford used the NWC to pass it anyway. And then we had an election with the smallest voter turnout ever, handing a second term to Ford.
www.corruptario.ca/suppress-the...
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reposted by
Paris Marx
about 22 hours ago
The government is reducing service standards and Canada Post’s biggest advantage: its nationwide network. This plan is about cutting back the postal service instead of investing to give it new revenue tools through things like postal banking. It’s shameful.
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Liberal government frees Canada Post to end home delivery, close some post offices | CBC News
With Canada Post on track to lose $1.5 billion in 2025 and contract discussions between the union and the corporation stalled, the federal government is embarking on a modernization plan it says will ...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-post-transformation-changes-1.7643345
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reposted by
Avi Lewis
about 21 hours ago
Public services aren’t “bailouts”—they’re infrastructure. Rural mail and home delivery are services we depend on, not corporate handouts.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Liberal government frees Canada Post to end home delivery, close some post offices | CBC News
With Canada Post on track to lose $1.5 billion in 2025 and contract discussions between the union and the corporation stalled, the federal government is embarking on a modernization plan it says will ...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-post-transformation-changes-1.7643345
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reposted by
More Perfect Union
about 23 hours ago
Indianapolis residents have shut down a proposed Google data center. The tech giant wanted to build a massive 500 acre facility, but people got organized and stopped them. The $1 billion data center would've used one million gallons of water a day.
www.youtube.com/shorts/bhOHy...
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Indianapolis killed this Google data center. It would have used 1 million gallons of water per day.
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bhOHyNBPi_Q
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reposted by
Robert Reich
about 24 hours ago
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1 Trickle-down economics was always a sham. Nothing has ever trickled down.
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1 day ago
The president of Slovenia stunned everyone with her bravery as she singled out the US and Israel for the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. Without naming Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, she repeatedly highlighted how international law was being flouted by these two with impunity.
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Slovenian President’s extraordinary attack on Trump, Netanyahu for Gaza complicity|Janta Ka Reporter
YouTube video by Janta Ka Reporter
https://youtu.be/YUpK4kVj2UU?si=jnvbMRtylUBTu8Ns
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reposted by
Isaac Callan
1 day ago
NEW: It's official. The Ford government is planning to table legislation banning automated speed cameras across Ontario, repeating its claim they don't work.
#OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1144907...
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Ford government to table legislation banning speed cameras in Ontario: ‘Enough is enough’ | Globalnews.ca
Since early September, Ford has railed against automated speed enforcement, saying it is a "tax grab" that doesn't work to slow drivers down.
https://globalnews.ca/news/11449077/ford-government-next-steps-speed-camera-battle/
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Fuck Face Ford is trying to dry up any revenue to make municipalities more dependent to beg for money from him. This dip shit has got to go.
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Marta O'Brien
1 day ago
Ontario landlords are incentivized to evict tenants so they can raise rents to any amount. One result is baseless eviction notices that I'm sure some tenants obey.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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More Toronto landlords trying to evict tenants for not paying rent even when they've paid in full: advocates | CBC News
Tenant advocates in Toronto say they're seeing more cases of landlords filing eviction notices against tenants for not paying their rent, even when the rent has been paid in full.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-landlords-evictions-rent-loophole-1.7642694
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Graeme MacKay
1 day ago
Indeed. Well said.
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404 Media
9 days ago
A tv channel run by Russia’s Ministry of Defense is airing a program it claims is AI-generated. According to advertisements for the show, a neural network is picking the topics it wants to discuss, then uses AI to generate that video. 🔗
www.404media.co/russian-stat...
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Russian State TV Launches AI-Generated News Satire Show
An AI-generated show on Russian TV includes Trump singing obnoxious songs and talking about golden toilets.
https://www.404media.co/russian-state-tv-launches-ai-generated-news-satire-show/
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reposted by
La Femme Merveilleuse Invisible
2 days ago
“I’ve lived more than 150 lives, prostitute, saint, romantic, every kind of woman, and that is marvellous to have this opportunity to change yourself,” Claudia Cardinale RIP 1938-2025
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This what people are doing????
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reposted by
Robert Reich
2 days ago
Wondering why grocery prices are high? Little-to-no competition across the entire food supply chain allows for a price gouging free-for-all. Corporate monopolies get rich, and we pay the tab. What is Trump doing about it? Nothing.
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Robert Reich
2 days ago
The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here?
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Jalopnik
2 days ago
What Happened To The First Corvette Ever Made?
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What Happened To The First Corvette Ever Made?
The Chevrolet Corvette debuted in 1953, and only 300 were made that year. For years it was assumed that the first Corvette ever built had been destroyed.
https://www.jalopnik.com/1972871/what-happened-to-first-corvette-ever-made/?utm_source=BS-BP-Jalopnik&utm_medium=Social-Distribution&utm_campaign=dlvrit-feed
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reposted by
God
4 days ago
The same prick who gives me a headache every day now wants to outlaw Tylenol.
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Bruce Arthur
3 days ago
I just spit out my healing bleach, all over my healing ivermectin
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Anjali Dayal
3 days ago
lol
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Turns Out Trump’s Own Team Messed Up U.N. Escalator and Teleprompter
A U.N. official says Donald Trump’s team was responsible for the “broken” escalator and teleprompter he complained about incessantly.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/turns-trump-own-team-messed-200956972.html
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He’s right and Washington DC is still the crime capital. lol.
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Mehdi Hasan
3 days ago
Elon Musk has spent the past year obsessing over Pakistani child-rape gangs in the UK. Meanwhile, allegedly, in his own immediate family:
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Elon Musk’s Father Accused of Child Sexual Abuse
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/world/africa/elon-musk-father-errol-child-abuse.html
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Isaac Callan
3 days ago
NEW: In 2019, it was the Ford government that tabled regulations to introduce automated speed enforcement cameras in Ontario's cities. Now, six years later, it's looking to reverse the policy.
#OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1144101...
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The Ford government legalized speed cameras in 2019. Now, it says they’re a ‘tax grab’ | Globalnews.ca
Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government created the framework for cities to introduce automated speed cameras in 2019, but is now pushing to have them eliminated.
https://globalnews.ca/news/11441018/doug-ford-speed-camera-introduction-removal/
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Maple Leafs & Marlies News
3 days ago
#LeafsForever
The Toronto Maple Leafs have announced that goaltender JOSEPH WOLL has taken a leave of absence to attend a personal family matter. Let's all respect his privacy and send some positive vibes to him and his family <3
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D.M. Fox
3 days ago
I don’t believe a word Calandra says.
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Dale Smith
3 days ago
This does not mention that the Supreme Court has *twice* ruled that lawful access is unconstitutional, which is pretty important to note when law enforcement whines that they can't access your data without a warrant, and turns this story into stenography.
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CSIS, RCMP face 'significant challenges' obtaining private data: Intelligence watchdog | CBC News
Canada's security and intelligence organizations face "significant challenges" detecting and responding to security threats because of legislative gaps and outdated resources limiting when and how the...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/csis-rcmp-lawful-access-nsicop-1.7640075
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Norm Di Pasquale🇨🇦
4 days ago
Yikes! International students allege private college made them campaign for Conservative candidate:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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International students allege private college made them campaign for Conservative candidate | CBC News
Two international students formerly enrolled at Pacific Link College in Burnaby, B.C., allege their school compelled them to campaign for a federal Conservative candidate in a 2024 byelection. The col...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/international-students-allege-private-college-made-them-campaign-for-conservative-candidate-1.7631453
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Bruce Arthur
4 days ago
[squinting] Nazis sure do love Argentina
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Let’s talk AI in Canada. Carney’s advisor runs Palantir Canada and sits on TC Energy board (energy to run data centres) Look what Palantir is doing 👇 and will do it here.
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Trump is a village idiot.
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Chris Glover
4 days ago
Ford's gravy train ▶️Pace Law Donate $28,000 Receive $3.3M ▶️King animal hospital Donate $80,000 Receive $1.3M ▶️FGF Brands Donate $66,000 Receive $1.2M Ford is using the $2.5 billion Jobs Training Fund as a personal slush fund Auditor General is investigating
www.thetrillium.ca/news/politic...
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Critics blast millions in Skills Development Fund grants given to PC-friendly companies
A law firm, a private animal hospital and a large commercial bakery are among the recipients with ties to the PCs
https://www.thetrillium.ca/news/politics/critics-blast-millions-in-skills-development-fund-grants-given-to-pc-friendly-companies-11234516?utm_source=Villager&utm_campaign=Content&utm_medium=Twitter
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Exclaim!
4 days ago
Sarah McLachlan Cancels Disney Documentary Premiere Performance in Solidarity with Jimmy Kimmel
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Sarah McLachlan Cancels Disney Documentary Premiere Performance in Solidarity with Jimmy Kimmel
Last night (September 21) was the Los Angeles premiere of Ally Pankiw's ABC News Studios documentary, 'Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery.' The
http://dlvr.it/TNDG50
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