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Israel says it is expanding its military offensive across the occupied West Bank and preparing for troops to remain in some refugee camps “for the next year”.

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#Trump presses the racist lie of the disease spreading immigrant into service.

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Shut Guantánamo down!

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#Trump’s tariffs will mean job losses and higher prices. At the same time, governments will try and impose the burden on working class people. Big struggles lie ahead.

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Bad faith negotiations are an #Israeli specialty.

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The ‘transactional’ dimensions of America First in all their stark ugliness.

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I see a poll asking if Christian America is under attack. I pray that it is and that it loses the fight.

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With #Musk’s help, #Trump is making it as hard as possible for even right wing Supreme Court judges to support his constitutional power grab.

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The #birdflu crisis is intensifying and the #Trump presidency wasn’t good timing.

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#Israel is undermining efforts to provide #Gazans with emergency shelter.

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‘MarkCarney is no politician. He’s just a simple homespun central banker.’

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Palestinian vehicles queue up as Israeli forces shut down a military checkpoint east of Jerusalem, limiting their movement.

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Horrific treatment of a hero doctor. Israel calls these "arrests" but they are in fact kidnappings, as Israel has no legal authority in Palestine. The International Court of Justice issued an advisory opinion that Israel illegally occupies Gaza and The West Bank, must withdraw, and pay compensation.

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WaPo Page One: “If you’re going to just yell at me, that’s not going to be an effective town hall,” McCormick said .. “But we’re pissed!” a woman shouted. #GA07 www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Classes have resumed at Rufaidah School in Deir Al-Balah, central Gaza, despite shortages of resources and furniture.

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Man, who writes these damn headlines? Post-secondary schools are cutting programs across Ontario. Should it be a bigger election issue? Post-secondary schools are cutting programs across Ontario. Should it be a bigger election issue? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Hamas has accused Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu of sabotaging the Gaza ceasefire agreement, saying the Israeli government is not engaging in negotiations for the second phase of the deal due to end on March 1 ⤵️

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Using the pretext of drug cartels, the CIA is stepping up drone flights over #Mexico. There is talk of military intervention. #Trump is putting the emphasis on direct US criminality.

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The threat of anti-terror laws being used against #PalestineSolidarity in the UK.

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“Protests around the country this week took aim at both Trump and Musk. Lawmakers who didn’t hold town halls were met with protests at their offices. Activist groups helped organize demonstrations outside dealerships for Musk’s electric car company, Tesla.”

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An ominous recruitment drive by the Canadian military.

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Intolerable conditions face by Ontario #healthcare workers.

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The #carboncapture scam and enhanced oil recovery.

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#Assisteddying in the UK raises the same issues of abandonment.

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Trump doesn’t study history very closely.

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Trump poses a very real threat but liberal fear and loathing is interesting in its own right.

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#Trump and #Musk’s mass firings will create a legal quagmire.

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#Trump’s crude approach threatens the stable alliances with subordinate powers that the US has established.

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An egregious attack on #PalestineSolidarity and free expression that must be defeated.

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Today in Glasgow- National demo, March to the Labour Party Conference. Gather in George Sq 12:30pm

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No Nazis: Be Like Chris Kluwe, And All Who Came Before www.commondreams.org/further/no-n...

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"Despite police intimidation and last-minute venue changes, Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur... delivered a historic speech in Berlin... organised by DiEM25, Jewish Voice for a Just Peace in the Middle East, Eye4palestine and the Gaza Committee Berlin." www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVxv...

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"Trump’s administration is trampling over constitutional and legal barriers to his agenda, endangering basics of bourgeois democracy that do need defending, argues John Clarke" 'Trump and the judges' www.counterfire.org/article/trum...

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Palestinian sources have confirmed to Al Jazeera that the sixth captive, Hisham al-Sayed, will be handed over to Israeli authorities without ceremony. 🔴 LIVE updates ⤵️ aje.io/dwcxlp

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In a small trial, nearly half of pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine had no signs of relapse after three years. Dr. Vinod Balachandran from @mskcancercenter.bsky.social joins us to discuss the results and what they could mean for cancer treatment.

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Doug Ford Claims There Are ‘More Cranes’ Building Homes Than Ever Before. Actually, The Number of New Home Builds Has Decreased Under Ford. pressprogress.ca/doug-ford-cl...

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'Israeli forces have killed at least 3 Palestinians in an attack on a house in the Far’a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank... “Ambulance crews entered the house after the occupation forces withdrew from it and found body parts & traces of blood inside,” ...' www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/...

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A blogger in Thunder Bay, Ont., has been ordered by Ontario's Superior Court of Justice to pay $380,000 in damages, after making Facebook posts in 2022 accusing drag performers of grooming children. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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I just got a text from #DougFord asking if he can count on my vote. I’m worried about the legal consequences of telling him what I think.

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#Trump pushes the boundaries of executive power in order to implement his reactionary agenda. My column this week for Counterfire.

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‘They found that our planet would have been bombarded with powerful cosmic radiation for around 100,000 in the wake of the #supernova.

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The CBC is such a disappointment. I no longer watch or listen. I'd like to, but so much of it, like this, is such bullshit.

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Ottawa purchases 500,000 doses of bird flu vaccine for people at higher risk, by @kellygrant1.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com #H5N1

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