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Guess who people?! I’ll give you a hint, it also starts with F www.thetrillium.ca/news/politic...

Due to unforeseen circumstances, I regrettably must cancel tonight's Kitchen Table Conversation. My deepest apologies for the late notice.

Quebec has a 3 yr, 130M Starlink contract that expires Jun '25. They are exploring CDN options now. (Aside: article suggests that there would be no financial penalty for Ford to cancel the 100M ON Starlink contract because deployment had not yet begun). www.montrealgazette.com/news/provinc...

on the authoritarian turn of neoliberalism: “I watched power accumulate in the office of the Premier, Mike Harris, how it took control over decisions from every governmental dept. You could essentially not do anything without their OK, more importantly their direction” breachmedia.ca/ontario-doug...

Blessed are the educators, for they transform darkness into light.

Pinned 🧵 of our important links, resources, and past forecasts bsky.app/profile/mori...

Canadian COVID Forecast Feb 1-14, 2025 CANADA VERY HIGH (no change) About 1 in every 42 people infected Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada: -Infections ~13X higher -Long COVID ~12X higher -Hospitalizations ~12X higher -Deaths ~13X higher

Canadian COVID Forecast: Feb 1-14, 2025 SEVERE: ON VERY HIGH: CAN, AB, MB, North, QC HIGH: BC, NB, NL, NS, PEI, SK MODERATE: none About 1 in 42 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.

Prévisions de COVID pour le Canada : FÉV 1-14, 2025 GRAVE : ON TRÈS ÉLEVÉ : CAN, AB, MB, Nord, QC ÉLEVÉ : CB, NB, TNL, NÉ, ÎPÉ, SK MODÉRÉ : aucun Environ 1 personne sur 42 est actuellement infectée au Canada.

Prévisions de COVID pour le Canada : FÉV 1-14, 2025 CANADA TRÈS ÉLEVÉ (stable) Environ 1 personne sur 42 est infectée Par rapport au point le plus bas de la pandémie au Canada : -Infections ~13X 🔺 -COVID longue ~12X 🔺 -Hospitalisations ~12X 🔺 -Décès ~13X 🔺

Presented without apology: When the eel is a fellow Mixed with tasty marshmallow...

Also do not forget that bluesky has a wonderful feed of gifted articles from behind paywalls that you can enjoy. I learn a lot and find new writers and publications to follow: bsky.app/profile/did:...

I've set up the first "draft" of these feeds now, and am still working on them. You can try them out and I'd appreciate feedback/suggestions, because they're still very much a work in progress. In particular, the search terms in the dehumanizing language feed are still very incomplete. 🧵