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“There is no such thing as an ‘illegal immigrant’” My myth-busting piece for The Guardian today arguing that it is factually inaccurate & totally, utterly wrong to say that undocumented people are ‘illegal’ & are automatically ‘criminals’. I bring receipts:

submitted 4 days ago • 161 comments

Cities produce 70% of global emissions—but they’re also full of solutions. In Johannesburg, solar-powered homes, urban farming & recycling are transforming lives and reducing emissions. Climate action that works #ForPeopleForPlanet: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...

submitted 12 days ago • 1 comment

@djpressman.bsky.social, Soha Hammam, and I draw on our research through the Crowd Counting Consortium to show that there is far more protest happening in the US than is commonly understood, and that the shift to economic noncooperation shows powerful potential for future collective action.

submitted 18 days ago • 52 comments

@mark-carney.bsky.social Where is Canada's voice? And not just our outrage but our action on implementing an arms embargo immediately.

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

Columbia Journalism Review tested eight generative AI search tools and found their answers were wrong 60% of the time, and the paid ones actually fared worse than the free ones. Meanwhile, millions of people trust the way they present total bullshit with confident language.

submitted 19 days ago • 126 comments

Why isn't the leader of every reasonable country in the world saying this is unacceptable? Why is anyone still involved in weapons transfer to these heartless murderers?

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

There’s a lot right in @picardonhealth.bsky.social piece today: and we know what the answer is: #HousingFirst is cheaper in the long run, better for quality of life and better for communities; so why don’t we do it? 1/ www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

submitted 20 days ago • 1 comment

Corporate greed thrives in chaos—and Canada’s full of it right now. It's time to cut through the noise and get to the finish line for a strong Global #PlasticsTreaty. Add your name to get to 100k signatures before the next round of #PlasticsTreaty talks: act.gp/4kzgHQc

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

Democratic Senator Chris Murphy on Mahmoud Khalil.

submitted 26 days ago • 179 comments

This is who they want to portray as an agent of Hamas.

submitted 26 days ago • 19 comments

IMPORTANT: The Dutch invested €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart govts do math on investing in better mobility. Let’s be clear — it wastes public money to NOT do it. #CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com

submitted 28 days ago • 10 comments

People don't appreciate how much money has been concentrated by so few people. The difference between a billion and a million is a billion. The amount of money Elon Musk lost today (TODAY!) is more than the GDP of 85 countries.

submitted 27 days ago • 8 comments

"Arresting and threatening to deport students because of their participation in political protest is the kind of action one ordinarily associates with the world’s most repressive regimes." knightcolumbia.org/content/knig...

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

📷 URGENT ACTION NEEDED 📷 The Manitoba Government has run out of funding for the Canada-Manitoba Housing Benefit, closing intake as of March 3. 📷 Take action now: Manitoba Government: Support the Right to Housing Coalition's Recommendations for Budget 2025! - Action Network

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments