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With the federal government’s cap on international students, the underfunding of education by the provincial government and the tuition freeze, it was a perfect storm. Ontario has the lowest per-student provincial funding in the country...

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Indeed

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Mobilizing against AfD abroad. Anti-fascist protest against local sympathizers with Alice Weidel in Einsiedeln (Switzerland), one of Alice Weidel's place of residence. www.srf.ch/news/schweiz...

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This coming Friday @ York U.

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This is a really useful overview of the Ontario party election platforms. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

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Hello Ontario, there's an election on Thursday! We read all the platforms and asked all the parties questions about major environmental questions (how will you help communities adapt to extreme weather? What are your plans for fossil fuels?). Here's what you need to know before you go vote

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Tomorrow, Tuesday @ York University. Readings by Indigenous Authors (10:30) followed by a rally against the announced programme admission suspensions (1:30 in Vari Hall).

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Stills from our forthcoming interview with @skipfer.bsky.social on Antonio Gramsci, anti-fascism, the rise of the right, the "Toronto school," and much more. Co-sponsored by @antipodeonline.bsky.social. In meantime, check out our archive of previous episodes: trinitysocialjustice.com/conjuncture-...

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Interesting thread

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How Ontario Sleepwalked into a Crisis in Higher Education - thelocal.to/ontario-post...

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There are more of us

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In zahlreichen hessischen Städten finden derzeit Demonstrationen gegen den Rechtsruck in Deutschland statt. In Frankfurt haben sich laut Polizei rund 15.000 Menschen versammelt.

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A most eloquent conversation with Jordan Camp and Sasha Lilley on we must absolutely understand Antonio Gramsci and Stuart Hall to understand Trump/ism and other forces in the current conjuncture.

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On the many uses of Trump. “Canada’s CEOs want to cash in on Trump’s tariff threats. breachmedia.ca/canadas-ceos...

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Trumpism über alles. The (self-)annexationist far right in English Canada. Works well with corporate proposals for an economic union (voiced on the website of the Fraser Institute). www.antihate.ca/pro_canada_o...

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This is a crime against humanity. www.democracynow.org/2025/2/6/hea...

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Shocking indeed

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"And as the international student industry exploded, surpassing lumber or autoparts in the Canadian economy, the country enjoyed a massive transfer of wealth from places like rural India."

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Good question.

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Perfect Victims Join Mohammed El-Kurd & Robin D.G. Kelley for a virtual conversation to launch Mohammed’s new book Perfect Victims & the Politics of Appeal Tuesday, February 11th at 7:30 pm ET RSVP to attend: www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...

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No, we can't.

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How about getting rid of the national anthems altogether? It is a scandal to have them at pro sports events on this continent in the first place.

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Good news. For once

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"Trump’s first actions included demolishing an air travel security group, forcing out the head of the FAA for corrupt reasons, implementing a hiring freeze for air traffic controllers, and sending blanket resignation offers to the remaining FAA employees. Then tragedy struck."

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"The Ontario Health Coalition is demanding that Ford – and all of Ontario’s political parties’ leaders – commit to stopping the corporate takeover of primary care and commit to funding only non-profit and local teams without corporate ownership" socialistproject.ca/2025/01/ford...

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one of the most dehumanising things happening to trans ppl is the dismissal of our persecution as a 'distraction'.

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www.ijvcanada.org/remembering-...

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I'd love to know the answer. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

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While living conditions across Canada decay and the future looks increasingly grim for many, the richest CEOs in the country continue to fatten their pockets at the majority’s expense.

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Our new piece out this morning, with new data about Australia’s prison boom and why it’s a waste of money!

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The fucking nazi pissbag just took a giant dump on the 14th amendment

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NY Times and ADL’s whitewashing of the Nazi salute is opening the gates to hell. Fascists in this country are still disorganized. They lack direction. But the cowardice of established institutions encourages them. Musk can’t organize the fascists, but his support, combined with the

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Transgender Travel Guide: Bathroom Bans in the US queerbilltracker.sub... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

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Oh hello there. Transgender Australia is here.

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Too late.

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"Yes, climate change intensifies the fires—but the ways in which we plan and develop our cities makes them even more destructive" (Kian Goh)

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Okay, everyone, get this in your calendars.... Glen Coulthard, "Indigenous-Palestinian Solidarity and the Political Economy of Oil" Birmingham Race Impact Group Cafe, 6PM, Friday, 24 January 2025 Register now! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/indigenous...

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A sharp podcast discussion with Desmond Cole and Martin Lukacs on Trudeau's terms. I'd recommend highly, a few omissions and limitations notwithstanding. breachmedia.ca/theshow/

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Update on the rent strikers at Thorncliffe Park, TO. www.thestar.com/news/gta/ana...

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Jean-Marie Len Pen, torturer. To remember the neo-fascist leader, it is good to start in the early years. www.mediapart.fr/journal/inte...

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The effectiveness of #harmreduction services in suppressing HIV infections is not just shown by evaluations of their introduction, but also by what happens when you take them away, as seen in Alberta and - in this study by @ctemenos.bsky.social - Hungary. www.ijurr.org/article/from...

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USA: Jimmy Carter Was No Friend of Union Workers Like Me jacobin.com/2024/12/jimm...

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Yes, he does.

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"Elon Musk is supporting a far-right party suspected of extremism by Germany’s own courts & intelligence officials; a party too extreme even for Marine Le Pen; a party filled with people who meet with, defend, & quote Nazis." My latest, with receipts on the AfD that Musk doesn't want you to see:

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