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Gerry Dunn
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🇨🇦Toronto Activist from 70s; Founder of Stop Line 9 Toronto & Danforth Village Community Assn. Party politics is not democracy; Protest is not Power; Create a better Narrative. #FullSpectrumResistance; Photo: Toronto Red Rebels 2024. 🚫GoFundMe 🚫Porn
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Gerry Dunn @ballydunn.bsky.social · Nov 16
"We do need hope. Of course, we do. But the one thing we need more than hope is action. Once we start to act, hope is everywhere." — GretaThunberg
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Gerry Dunn @ballydunn.bsky.social · 3h
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Five key takeaways from Donald Trump’s Gaza remarks in Middle East
Trump takes credit for ceasefire agreement and promotes 'a new Middle East' without addressing rights of Palestinians.
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Gerry Dunn @ballydunn.bsky.social · 4h
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After Israel’s war halted, who is clashing with Hamas in Gaza?
The Doghmush clan reportedly fought against Hamas in a clash that killed at least 27 people.
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LillianDCA @lillianorlando.bsky.social · 1d
Jamal Khashoggi would be 67 years old today had Jared Kushner not provided MBS with the intel needed to facilitate his murder. MBS later rewarded Kushner with a $2 billion dollar slush fund.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 16h
There is simply no equivalent, not even close, of this anywhere on the center or far left. There is no ‘both sides’ here, media.
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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 22h
"Together, the messages reveal a culture where racist, antisemitic and violent rhetoric circulate freely — and where the Trump-era loosening of political norms has made such talk feel less taboo among those positioning themselves as the party’s next leaders."

Can't call them fascists?
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
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Gerry Dunn @ballydunn.bsky.social · 10h
This is not on Trump. Until Americans admit a failure of "American democracy", it will never be history.
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 13h
"The United States struck another small boat accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela, killing six people...It’s the fifth deadly strike in the Caribbean"

again, merely political consequences for wanton murder aren't enough.

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US kills 6 people in strike on boat accused of carrying drugs near Venezuela, Trump says
President Donald Trump says the U.S. has struck another boat accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela.
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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 15h
"Boston is honored and excited to host World Cup matches, and we look forward to welcoming fans from around the world to our beautiful city, the cradle of liberty and city of champions."

CRADLE OF LIBERTY
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NBC10 Boston @nbcboston.com · 15h
UPDATE: Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued a statement about the city hosting the World Cup after President Trump threatened to pull games from the city, saying in part that the "mayor is not good." on.nbcboston.com/Ok4szw5
Trump says he could pull Boston's World Cup games, citing safety and Wu's politics
President Donald Trump threatened to pull 2026 World Cup Games out of Boston over safety concerns, criticizing Boston Mayor Michelle Wu in his comments.
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Gerry Dunn @ballydunn.bsky.social · 10h
How about moving them to Toronto?
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Mickey Djuric @mickeydjuric.bsky.social · 15h
Statement from the president of the Parliamentary Press Gallery, on Prime Minister Mark Carney’s trip to Egypt:

“It is unprecedented that Canadian media be entirely excluded from a Canadian prime minister’s foreign trip.”
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 20h
ICE targeted an apartment building near my home. Masked agents in unmarked cars. I've said this before. Democratic Governors & Mayors need to order their local police depts to arrest any & all unidentified & masked alleged ICE agents.

This anonymous denial of due process is deadly.

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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 1d
'The people who make our lives more difficult arrive in private jets, not dinghies.'
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Naomi O'Leary @naomiohreally.bsky.social · 1d
It was definitely a mistake for the Greens not to try to run their own presidential candidate imho. Their signature issue cross-cuts left and right. The right candidate, someone widely respected and known to be after the greater good, would appeal to voters unsure of either Connolly or Humphreys.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 18h
Tomorrow the US Supreme Court will hear a Republican-led challenge to the Voting Rights Act which was enacted 60 years ago to prevent racial discrimination in voting, Reuters Legal reports.
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NPR @npr.org · 1d
A Statement from NPR’s Editor in Chief on the Pentagon’s Press Policy.
Read More: www.npr.org/2025/10/13/g...
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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 2d
🚨 Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago answers this question brilliantly. 1/2
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Aaliyah 🇮🇪🇵🇸 ‼️SAVE GAZA‼️ @aaliyahxx.bsky.social · 1d
Dr. Khaled Dawas responded to claims that there’s “no equivalence” between Palestinians detained by Israel and Israelis taken captive, explaining that Palestinians live under occupation, and resisting that occupation is their legitimate right.
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Gerry Dunn @ballydunn.bsky.social · 20h
But they still need to be a priority.
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David Sirota @davidsirota.com · 1d
This is some of the best political news I've seen in a very long time.

There's a clear a way to end the Citizens United precedent by changing state incorporation laws - and now luminaries in both parties are forcing a vote on it in the 2026 election.
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Gerry Dunn @ballydunn.bsky.social · 1d
As Prisoners and Hostages Released, Advocates Decry Continued Detention of Palestinian Doctor Abu Safiya www.commondreams.org/news/dr-abu-...
As Prisoners and Hostages Released, Advocates Decry Continued Detention of Palestinian Doctor Abu Safiya | Common Dreams
Advocates demand the release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, held captive by Israel for a year. As families celebrate prisoner exchange, will justice prevail for Palestinian hostages like him? Demand for hu...
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Gerry Dunn @ballydunn.bsky.social · 1d
ALL options must be considered. #FullSpectrumResistance
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sally-author @sally-author.bsky.social · 2d
Indigenous Peoples Day: Respect
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Gerry Dunn @ballydunn.bsky.social · 1d
This is what I call a Principle. Something that is widely lacking in politics today.
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Val @mymorningval.bsky.social · 1d
This is how it’s done!! We aren’t free until all of us are free
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 4d
UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
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LA Blue Dot in GA @namwella1961.bsky.social · 2d
Happy Columbus didn't discover America Day to all who celebrate.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #IndigenousPeoplesDay #ColumbusDay
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Gerry Dunn @ballydunn.bsky.social · 1d
What's Option B?
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