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"Those of us broadly engaged in challenging corporate consolidation, economic injustice, tech oligarchy, and rising authoritarianism need to contend with the AI industry or we will lose the end game... This is true whether or not the technology even works well, on its own terms; it often doesn’t."

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Wildfires across Canada are causing smoke to spread across North America, as far as Florida. A reminder that particulates in wildfire smoke can cause short- and long-term health issues. An excellent way to protect yourself is to wear a well-fitting mask like an N95.

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wrote about Vancouver skramz punks Emma Goldman's full-length debut for @exclaimdotca.bsky.social's list of the 25 best albums of 2025 so far exclaim.ca/music/articl...

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guys we HAVE to get rid of DEI. it’s about FAIRNESS

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On @pressprogress.ca 🔴SOURCES🔴 ep39 City in Colour's Rahil Adeli joins @emmaarkell.bsky.social to break down some of the systemic barriers to workplace justice in a conversation exploring how to make work safer for racialized immigrant women. www.listennotes.com/podcasts/pre... 🔶

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Nice of @cajournalists.bsky.social to recognize @davidpugliese.bsky.social’s decades of public service journalism Last year, former Conservative MP Chris Alexander hid behind parliamentary privilege and spread completely unhinged lies about Pugliese and his work pressprogress.ca/former-conse...

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well-deserved recognition of this important work by @bethanylindsay.bsky.social about the government's approach to systemic crises its a facade, a shell game in @theijf.org #bcpoli theijf.org/bc-publicly-...

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Congrats Emma Arkell for winning the Silver CWA Canada+CAJ Award for Labour Reporting for "Canadian teachers face harassment in wake of ‘parental rights’ policies!" Félicitations Emma Arkell pour avoir remporté le Prix SCA Canada+ACJ argent pour les Reportages sur le travail https://loom.ly/SD5Bge8

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Last year, former cabinet minister Chris Alexander made the absurd claim (behind parliamentary privilege) that David Pugliese was a Russian spy. Tonight, Pugliese shared the CAJ’s top award from president Brent Jolly. “If David is guilty of anything, it is being a thorn in the side of power.”

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Congrats to Emma Arkell, Silver winner of the CWA Canada / CAJ Labour Reporting Award!

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It’s a great article. I’ve said for about 15 years now that parents don’t have ‘rights’ in the way conservatives seem to think when it comes to their kids or anyone else’s kids. Parents have responsibilities.

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honored to win the silver prize for labour reporting at this year's @cajournalists.bsky.social awards! 🥈 thank you to the team at @xtramagazine.com, especially my wonderful editor @tmziniuk.bsky.social, and to everyone who took the time to speak with me for this story ❤️

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Congratulations @emmaarkell.bsky.social !! Read Emma's award-winning story here: xtramagazine.com/power/politi...

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If you haven't already, buy you masks, air purifiers, and spare filters NOW. I like Coway and Levoit models with HEPA filters, but you can also DIY a Corsi-Rosenthal box. I also buy my Powecom KN95 masks with head straps from Bonafide Masks (they have a 25% sale right now with the code BFM25).

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congratulations @debriefcomms.bsky.social! it's been so inspiring to see this worker-owned operation grow 🥹

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Any folks with long Covid want to talk with me about navigating vaccine access going forward with the recent imposed restrictions? It's for a piece for @thesicktimes.bsky.social . Thanks!

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"Safe supply improved most health outcomes for people who use opioids as effectively as methadone, found a new study out of Ontario, Canada." "The group prescribed [safe opioid supply] had much higher retention rates than the group on methadone." #Ontario #Canada #Drugs #Healthcare

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Good news: On June 1 B.C.'s min wage increases 2.6 per cent to $17.85 an hour. Less good news: migrant farm workers have to wait an extra six months before their wages will get a 2.6 per cent boost. How much hand harvesters get paid depends on what they're picking: www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/...

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My latest for @filtermag.bsky.social digs into a study that shows safe supply was as effective at improving health outcomes as methadone.

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Former Los Angeles Times reporter Maya Lau filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against Los Angeles County, former Sheriff Alex Villanueva and others, alleging that a criminal investigation into her activities as a journalist violated her 1st Amendment rights. www.latimes.com/california/s...

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"There is a crisis simmering just below the surface, and without collective care, it risks erupting."

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The very first story I wrote for Xtra as a baby freelancer in 2017 was about the impact that reading Alison Bechdel's "Fun Home" as a young adult had on me. Young people deserve access to queer and trans stories. xtramagazine.com/power/findin...

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A thorough, informative piece

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Great article on the labour dispute between CUPW & Canada Post, with analysis by @brocklabour.bsky.social’s @alisonbraley.bsky.social. #canlab

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Canada Post is broke, negotiations with the union have stalled, and now postal workers are refusing overtime work in an effort to push back against company proposals that would see the part-time workforce triple. my latest for @pressprogress.ca 📬

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students the world over have spent another graduation season bringing Palestinian flags and signs to commencement stages, from the U.K. to Qatar. at NYU and George Washington, student commencement speakers had their diplomas withheld or face campus bans for bringing up Gaza. @teenvogue.com

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This stood out to me at the VPD announcement. New chief Steve Rai was asked what he sees as biggest challenge. Rai talked abt VPD being young & added "We're going to come to our best friend, Mayor Sim & ensure that he gets the full picture of how the city is growing & policing is growing with it."

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Oregon "last year announced $20m in grants to help connect people to substance-use services." "[S]everal counties have put the money toward hiring prosecutors, acquiring police gadgets and police vehicles, and covering sheriff costs." #Oregon #USA #Drugs #Policing

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Not a good look that Vox is choosing to dramatically overcompensate these two while it keeps laying off @voxmediaunion.bsky.social workers

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“One day I’ll be dead and I won’t have to watch this team,” thinks Leafs fan to cheer himself up

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Study begun pre-COVID finds remote work increased sleep by 1/2 hr/night, decreased commute by 4.5 hr/week replaced with work, family & leisure and led to healthier eating. Remote and hybrid employees report higher job satisfaction and well-being. farmingdale-observer.com/2025/05/16/s...

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What’s a good book on peasant revolts?

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"Throughout the journey, the group stopped at certain “checkpoints” which reflect the Israeli military checkpoints that Palestinians cross when they travel to their jobs on the other side of the Green Line, which demarcates the border between Israel and Palestinian territories."

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Israel is constructing a second militarised corridor in Gaza—the Morag Corridor—announced on 2 April. Since then, widespread destruction and new military outposts have appeared across Rafah. Follow this developing situation in our new mapping portal: frames.forensic-architecture.org/gaza/updates....

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HAUNTING.

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bosco for president

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bosco giving a mel brooks worthy improv performance on episode 2 of all stars 10 👏

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this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...

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To close out Volume 22, Issue 1, here are fourteen sensational book reviews:

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When the Trump administration eviscerated the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health office in Morgantown, WV in April, they abruptly shut down life-or-death services for coal miners with black lung. One of those miners decided to fight back—and won. inthesetimes.com/article/west...

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