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“[At] least 274 people have been killed so far and more than 2,000 wounded near aid distribution sites since the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation began operations.” “The UN, major humanitarian groups refuse to cooperate w GHF, citing it prioritises Israeli military objectives over humanitarian needs.”

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“It wasn’t a quick transition. My stubborn allegiance slowly frayed […] I began to read more deeply, to examine […] to peel away the layers and layers […]” Such a powerful journey of introspection and transformation. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

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Enjoyed a pedal-themed Father’s Day afternoon, the itinerary for which was thoughtfully assembled by Sam.

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Canada’s Globe and Mail asked me to contribute to their Quarter Mark series, to choose a date from the past 25 years that significantly impacted the Mideast. It wasn’t hard to pinpoint an event - the 2003 US invasion of #Iraq. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

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Just off the bus. Ready to ride Banff. 🚲🏔️💕

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“Alberta's measles surge is so dramatic, the last time case counts were higher, Calgary did not have an NHL team, O Canada was not yet the official national anthem and gasoline would set you back 24 cents a litre.”

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“‘Elbows up’ turned into stares of disbelief at measures posited by Carney’s Liberal government. It’s one of the most profound political reverses on the Canadian public, proving that while Carney charms us in front, he is stripping our rights behind our backs.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Alberta announces shift in COVID vaccine coverage, including having the general public outside of higher risk groups pay for their dose. www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?...

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“But we shouldn’t forget. We should be angry. We should be worried. And we shouldn’t stop talking about the weather.” gooutside.substack.com/p/rage-worry...

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"We do have a problem where we're seeing trade and economic ties that are now overriding human rights and the lives of Canadian citizens and their safety."

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Congratulations Alberta! The new restrictions on what information you can get from the government are now official! Here's some background from earlier in the year. #abpoli thenarwhal.ca/alberta-foip...

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In virtually the same moment Alberta's UCP government is strangling the last signs of life out of its renewable energy industry, it is showing up in force to bully southern Alberta communities into accepting new coal mining projects that the public and the regulator have repeatedly rejected

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Prof Heidi Matthews & I have done 25 cross-Canada CBC Radio morning shows discussing our #Gaza letter to @mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social: www.alexneve.ca/blog/prime-m... I was asked repeatedly: do you think the government will act? Answer: there is no other choice.

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Hey, bicycle friends, it's the 3-year anniversary of "Christina Whitehouse of Chicago's Bike Lane Uprising sending a post office truck driver that had parked in the bike lane packing after a heroic one-woman nonviolent standoff" day, to all who celebrate! 🎉🎈🥂 @bikelaneuprising.bsky.social

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I guess it’s mask bike season again. These kids are 6.5 and don’t know summers without smoke. #yycbike

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An important step. Ben-Gvir & Smotrich should have been sanctioned ages ago, but have spewed their genocidal hate for 20 months. Other ministers & Netanyahu himself must be next, as per June 9 Open Letter to @mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social: www.alexneve.ca/blog/prime-m...

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So nothing then? Got it. 🤷‍♀️

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Air is severely polluted inside and out in Calgary. In my case, my apartment windows have been closed since Saturday, and we’re running an air purifier, yet we’re still in a harmful environment. PM2.5 concentration outside is currently 32.4 times the WHO annual PM2.5 guideline value.

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After taking a bow in a celebrated multi-government bike network investment several years ago as MP, the now mayor of Halifax moved a motion on short notice to pause the network construction to study impacts on traffic.🙄 Well, the bike community and reason mobilized — and www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Since 2013 floods in Alberta, a mass mobilization of political will and capital built a dry reservoir, doubled capacity of Glenmore reservoir, mitigated risks to communities in floodplains via many local projects. What are we doing to mitigate conditions for wildfire and smoke diffusion?

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Joint statement by foreign ministers of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom on measures targeting Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, Israeli ministers who incite extremist violence and serious abuses of Palestinian human rights. www.canada.ca/en/global-af...

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“UN experts said in a report on Tuesday that Israel committed the crime against humanity of ‘extermination’ by killing civilians sheltering in schools and religious sites in Gaza, part of a ‘concerted campaign to obliterate Palestinian life.’” www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...

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Values didn’t come from tofu-eating wokerati. We adopted them cause we learned the very hard way, we’re weaker without them Without values, we do bad, short-sighted things that don’t keep us safe or make us stronger

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412 academics, diplomats, former ministers, + lawyers send 🇨🇦 PM @markcarneyforpm.bsky.social letter re: Israel’s Gaza genocide demanding Canada “do everything in its power to stop these atrocities and support efforts to bring those responsible to account,” including sanctions + end to free trade.

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Open letter to Prime Minister Carney from 412 Canadian academics, lawyers, former ambassadors, ministers, public servants, and civil society leaders, urging immediate action to stop the genocide being carried out by Israel against the Palestinian people. www.alexneve.ca/blog/prime-m...

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Let’s be clear: Israel, an occupier, has no authority under international law to board or divert the Madleen. This is a hijacking, plain and simple. A hijacking of a UK-registered ship, with multiple European citizens on board. Does the EU or UK government have anything to say? Anything??

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Twelve civilians, not states, are right now trying to break the Israeli siege on Gaza by water. They carry no weapons, just a symbolic amount of humanitarian aid. They are being intercepted by Israel in this moment off the coast of Egypt. The west’s silence is the foolish risk.

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"Transgender women will be 'harmed immensely' by the policy, along with female athletes who are not trans... Instead of fairness in athletics, the ban will foster discrimination, harassment, fear and false challenges..."

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The Israeli defense minister is openly threatening the life of GretaThunberg and other unarmed peace activists on an aid ship. Where the f**k are the world’s leaders? The world’s media?

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Madleen proves that Gaza is closer to us than Israel wants it to be. Israel seeks to keep Gaza distant, isolated, and inaccessible. Yet Madleen shows that you don't have to be a superpower to reach Gaza. All it takes is the will and courage to stand against tyranny and injustice.

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Watching The Encampments.🍉 m.youtube.com/watch?v=bjS_... Where to watch: www.watermelonpictures.com/films/the-en...

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