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I spent 25+ years working to expand the rights of people with disabilities and access to health care. I started in the early days of Canada's Charter I am a dual citizen. A rare genetic cond diagnosed after university made returning to the US impossible.
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OPINION: "The U.S. Department of Education cut its workforce by nearly 50% on March 11, 2025, when it laid off about 1,315 employees," Erica Frankenberg and Maithreyi Gopalan write.

Breaking: The Trump administration is threatening to stop international students from attending Harvard

Global Affairs Canada says it ended live trade briefings because leaks could threaten the final deal, but the department says it has 'no reason to believe' that the Canada-Indonesia trade pact was actually affected after reporting by The Hill Times. buff.ly/aOp2jih

A recent ruling from UK's top court that says the legal definition of a woman is someone whose birth sex is female is the latest high-profile action globally involving the issue of what legal recognitions trans people are allowed.

Alphabet’s Google illegally dominated two markets for online advertising technology, a federal judge said on Thursday, dealing another blow to the tech titan in an antitrust case brought by the U.S.

Our survey shows economists expect slower growth and see a recession as more likely. They were pessimistic a year ago, too, and were wrong.

Via @leehedgepeth.bsky.social and @insideclimatenews.org: U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum visited an Alabama mine with a checkered safety and environmental record, which includes thousands of federal safety violations issued under both Republican and Democratic administrations.

When was the last time a party leader, running for prime minister, refused to allow reporters to travel with the campaign, or submit to in-depth interviews on policy?

Some international travelers are staying home instead of coming to Utah, despite pleas from government officials that Utah is "open for business."

NEW: A key independent federal election agency is moving forward with Trump’s anti-voting executive order by “seeking consultation” from state election officials on how to implement the order's proof of citizenship requirements. From: @jaknutson.bsky.social

From climate justice to identity, innovation to tradition, “The Show” reveals how the next generation emerging from Canada’s top-ranked art and design university is using creativity to drive change. #TyeePresents #Sponsored

Appliance efficiency standards save consumers billions, reduce pollution and fight climate change

If you are a Canadian citizen make your voice heard. I'm a dual citizen. I voted. As bad as it feels from Canada, my family are tiny blue dots in fire engine-red states. A few hundred thousand votes would have saved lives. Election songs from Canadian musicians. youtu.be/UO1uMHKUWjI?...

Opinion: Canada’s next government must stand up for humanity www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...

Only two federal officials have ever been jailed for contempt of court – and that was back in 1951. Now a judge is threatening contempt charges against Trump officials for defying an order on deportations. Quick explainer: theconversation.com/federal-judg...

“You think that might galvanize people in this country?”

Maybe Bondi is even higher up in MS-13. She might lead the whole thing. There's just as much evidence

Hey, my Canadian friends, don't give Pierre Poilievre a chance to ruin your country!!! Vote Mark Carney for your next Prime Minister! 🙏🏻 #Vote4MarkCarney #NeverPierrePoilievre #ProudBlue #ResistanceUnited

Trump administration sues Maine over participation of transgender athletes in girls sports. Let’s concentrate on this and allow the Tate brothers, the human traffickers to run free. #MomSky #Voices4Victory apnews.com/article/main...

Before the election, I warned that there is no safe haven under authoritarianism. If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone. Americans of conscience must stand against this now.

I can't emphasize enough that the most important thing journalists can do right now is publish exactly this kind of article

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I want to tell you why the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia should matter to you. The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.

resist.bot/petitions/PA... @resist.bot

The chickens are coming home to roost for former Kursk Governor Alexey Smirnov — again. meduza.io/en/news/2025...

US lawmakers accused DeepSeek of spying for China and said they are looking into how Nvidia chips may have been obtained by the Chinese AI company.

Three proposed constitutional amendments are expected to appear on Arkansas voters’ 2026 ballots after receiving legislative approval this week. #arpx #arleg

Even products which are packed or packaged, or have been purchased at duty free are off limits.

Probable cause Trump administration in contempt over deportation flights, judge says | via @ashleymurray.bsky.social #ksleg

Winnipeg has been top of mind lately for Randy Bachman.

It’s clear Winnipeggers care about climate change, but a new poll suggests residents are foggy on what the city is doing about it.

"One of the most important novelties of Trump II marking it as mask-off Actual Fascism is Trump’s deranged expansionism." www.liberalcurrents.com/yes-its-fasc...

JUST IN: The National Labor Relations Board told employees Wednesday that DOGE staffers would be assigned to the agency, one day after a whistleblower alleged DOGE may have removed sensitive NLRB data.

Astronomers detected a possible signature of life on a planet orbiting a star 120 light-years away.

As Alaska legislators confront a major state budget deficit, the state Senate on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a “bare bones” $162 million capital budget to pay for construction and renovation projects across the state. (via @alaskabeacon.com)