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Canadian Humanist 🍁 @1000wordsinapic.bsky.social · 24m

They talked about raping their enemies and driving them to suicide and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

‘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.

www.politico.com

Canadian Humanist 🍁 @1000wordsinapic.bsky.social · 25m

Leaders of Young Republican groups throughout the country worried what would happen if their Telegram chat ever got leaked, but they kept typing anyway.

They referred to Black people as monkeys and “the watermelon people” and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers... 1/2

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Canadian Humanist 🍁 @1000wordsinapic.bsky.social · 4h

Peter Howitt, one of three people to win this year’s Nobel memorial prize in economics on Monday, is being celebrated by the Canadian universities where he has worked and studied.

Guelph’s Peter Howitt Nobel win ‘a proud moment’ for Western Universities where he studied and worked | CBC News

Peter Howitt, one of three people to win this year’s Nobel memorial prize in economics on Monday, is being celebrated by the Canadian universities where he studied and worked.

www.cbc.ca

Canadian Humanist 🍁 @1000wordsinapic.bsky.social · 4h

Vote YES.

Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 5h

California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you.

Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.

So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.

Canadian Humanist 🍁 @1000wordsinapic.bsky.social · 4h

Ford’s Ontario: gravy train

➡️ Labour Minister goes to a Leafs game with a company exec.
➡️ Months later, that same company gets $7.5M in public grants.

This isn’t “for the people.” It’s for his pals.

Chris Glover MPP

Canadian Humanist 🍁 @1000wordsinapic.bsky.social · 17h

We've lost our humanity. Or did we even ever have any? Somedays I don't know.

Canadian Humanist 🍁 @1000wordsinapic.bsky.social · 17h

“If Bad Bunny is a bad fit for the Super Bowl, then maybe the people making these comments are a bad fit for America’s future.” — Jason Kelce

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Canadian Humanist 🍁 @1000wordsinapic.bsky.social · 22h

One of many.

Canadian Humanist 🍁 @1000wordsinapic.bsky.social · 1d

The Estonian border agency said that the closure of the kilometer- (half-mile-) long road through the Saatse Boot is necessary to ensure the safety of people in Estonia and to prevent possible incidents.

Estonia closes road through Russian territory due to presence of Russian troops

Estonia has temporarily closed a road that passes through Russian territory after reports of Russian soldiers standing there.

apnews.com

Canadian Humanist 🍁 @1000wordsinapic.bsky.social · 1d

CEO Mary Rasenberger said: “Book bans don’t just censor words on a page — they silence authors’ lived experiences.”

-Gaystarnews

Canadian Humanist 🍁 @1000wordsinapic.bsky.social · 1d

“none of these books are obscene.”

Removed titles included The Color Purple, The Handmaid’s Tale and Looking for Alaska.

The Authors Guild, which brought the case alongside publishers and parents, hailed the decision as a “victory for free expression.”... 3/

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Canadian Humanist 🍁 @1000wordsinapic.bsky.social · 1d

classroom discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity up to eighth grade, while forcing the removal of any books parents deemed inappropriate.

District judge Carlos Mendoza ruled that the ban on material “describing sexual conduct” was “over-broad and unconstitutional”, adding that.. 2/

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Canadian Humanist 🍁 @1000wordsinapic.bsky.social · 1d

"A federal judge in Florida has struck down parts of the state’s sweeping book-ban law, ruling that it was so vague it violated the constitution.

The legislation — championed by Governor Ron DeSantis as part of his broader attacks on LGBTQ+ rights — expanded the “Don’t Say Gay” law to ban.. 1/

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Canadian Humanist 🍁 @1000wordsinapic.bsky.social · 1d

The mayor says the city's focus is certainly to help the most vulnerable and it's a priority that council has set.

"There's a small minority of criminal elements that prey on our most vulnerable and commit crimes in the community. We're going to deal with that as well."

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Canadian Humanist 🍁 @1000wordsinapic.bsky.social · 1d

"Indeed, it was unclear the advantage of declaring a state of emergency. The provinces provides help but they aren't providing any financial resources at this point, so we couldn't see an advantage of declaring a state of emergency versus just asking the county to help.".. 1/2

Why Orillia didn't copy Barrie's state of emergency around homeless encampments, according to its mayor

Orillia Mayor Don McIssac has heard from people who wanted him to declare a state of emergency in the city around homeless encampments

barrie360.com

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Canadian Humanist 🍁 @1000wordsinapic.bsky.social · 1d

70 years of this is why Oct 7th happened. And this is the least of the psychological and physical abuse carried out by Zionists.

But who are the terrorist's? 🇮🇱

Canadian Humanist 🍁 @1000wordsinapic.bsky.social · 2d

American Fascism is a buisness. Its capitalism at work. Every person detained is a dollar amount and a bonus for an ICE agent. An agency filled with the worst American society has to offer. Making someone billions.

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Canadian Humanist 🍁 @1000wordsinapic.bsky.social · 2d

Until they get rid of this gov, this president and their current policies don't spend your money there Canada. Starve the monster out. 🇨🇦

Canadian Humanist 🍁 @1000wordsinapic.bsky.social · 2d

Who's gonna tell them? 🤦

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Canadian Humanist 🍁 @1000wordsinapic.bsky.social · 3d

So fckn corrupt. Everything is a scam and a grift to profit someone in a tax bracket you or I will never see.

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Canadian Humanist 🍁 @1000wordsinapic.bsky.social · 4d

Dominion Voting has been acquired by a Republican buddy of Trump. Effective immediately they have been rebranded as Liberty Voting. Their press release included many MAGA talking points and wording.

Your f&*ked more and more every day America. God speed.

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Canadian Humanist 🍁 @1000wordsinapic.bsky.social · 5d

with the government's "goals". So anyone who donated to, or helped Doug.

Canadian Humanist 🍁 @1000wordsinapic.bsky.social · 5d

Another person forced to fall on the sword in order to make it appear that the Premiere never knew what his ministers were doing.

But in the same breath concedes the decisions to give companies who didn't meet the qualifications for the money, the money, were approved because they aligned.. 1/2

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Canadian Humanist 🍁 @1000wordsinapic.bsky.social · 5d

EvilBunny Pottymouth Resists The Cultists every day! @mrsquirrel.bsky.social · 5d

“People Laughed at Its Size”: This Tiny Dutch Wind Turbine Breaks Physics and Powers an Entire Home Quietly (and could end energy poverty)

🚨Owning this would also be a great way to say Fuck You to the Diaper Dictator!

www.energy-reporters.com/environment/...

“People Laughed at Its Size”: This Tiny Dutch Wind Turbine Breaks Physics and Powers an Entire Home Quietly (and could end energy poverty)

In the quest for a sustainable future, renewable energy sources have been at the forefront of global efforts. Traditionally, wind turbines conjure images of

www.energy-reporters.com

Canadian Humanist 🍁 @1000wordsinapic.bsky.social · 5d

Shupingahua said local communities began blocking miners from advancing up the River Tigre in Loreto 40 days ago, leading to gunfights with armed intruders. “We have no choice but to fight back but we are alone. The state is nowhere to be seen,” he said, his voice raising in anger.

Illegal gold mining clears 140,000 hectares of Peruvian Amazon

Armed criminal groups tear down precious rainforest to capitalise on record gold prices, report finds

www.theguardian.com