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Mark Carney’s decision to rescind Canada’s digital services tax is a cowardly move that shows Trump he can be pressured into making trade concessions. It also shows how much Carney is willing to give into corporate demands, and particular those of the tech industry.

They make it sound like you’re wading through the swamp to get there but…there are roads. It isn’t like there’s a fucking moat. All of Florida has snakes and alligators. This is all PR spin because they think it sounds cool. The real headline if they’re housing people in tents with no shade.

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Health Canada issues warning over unauthorized ‘non-invasive’ blood glucose monitors being sold online The monitors have not yet been tested or approved by the health agency, and may give false readings to those managing diabetes. #HealthCanada #Canada www.thestar.com/news/canada/...

it's essential in "CEO said a thing" or "company said a thing" journalism to never interview objective experts who might actually know if what is being claimed is true

In 2001, as the Terrorism Act 2000 came into force, I warned that it could be used to ban non-violent protest groups and imprison those who support them. Government spokespeople and cheerleaders told me I was talking rubbish. And here we are. #PalestineAction www.monbiot.com/2001/02/22/w...

Trump’s justice department issues directive to strip naturalized Americans of citizenship for civil offenses Memo says those subjected to civil proceedings are not entitled to an attorney like they are in criminal cases www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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"...24.6 million people in Sudan facing acute food insecurity —nearly half the population, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification. Aid workers say the war spiked market prices, limited aid delivery, and shrunk agricultural lands" apnews.com/article/suda...

This is not a surprise if you know anything about Bukele. He’s a thug who works with thugs. And now supported by our thug President.

Taken in isolation, worth standing down from the DST as part of the negotiations, but in the broad context of the overall relationship with Trump and the specific context of Trump’s threats rather than negotiation over this issue, disappointing. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

1. Does this attack on the Israeli military make them antisemites? Jihadists? Nazis? 2. Why are the rampaging Israeli settlers not depicted in the photograph, but rather grieving Palestinians?

Some people can’t afford the ambulance ride to the hospital, let alone the treatment.

Debates on carcerality aside, it's huge for a state to recognize that opposing youth transition is actually harm, abuse, and merits consequences.

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🧵 THREAD: A fascinating newsletter looks at Trump’s breakthrough with voters of colour, and it reveals something far more significant than conventional politics – the emergence of a new sort of reactionary coalition that cuts across race lines 👇

“You feel like you are God” – Inside the mind of a brutalised soldier. What happens when a society sends every 18-year-old to war? Israeli research reveals the horrifying psychological price of unending war 🧵

Giving into their demands is just a signal for them about weakness that they can exploit to their advantage. They are going to complain loudly when their demands are not met, but that's all they are going to do. They might even do something for a week or two. www.reuters.com/world/americ...

sitting on the toilet reading the news while people half a world away beg me to help save their children from starvation will never cease being one of the most disturbing parts of 21st century existence

giving a guy his freedom in exchange for testimony sure feels like a bribe to me, but what do I, a civilian, know about justice

And there goes nuclear power to bridge gaps before the fossil fuels phase-out...