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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 1d

Inside the network funding Canary Mission, the shadowy website targeting pro-Palestine activists.

Our investigation follows the money from North American donors to illegal Israeli settlement expansion and the erasure of #Palestinian communities.

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Inside the network funding Canary Mission, the shadowy website targeting pro-Palestine activists

The latest episode of There is a List traces the funds from North American donors to illegal Israeli settlement expansion and the erasure of Palestinian communities

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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 2d

In B.C., progressive movement leaders feel betrayed by David Eby’s NDP.

The 'government's calculation appears to be billions for LNG and pennies for families'.

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In B.C., progressive movement leaders feel betrayed by David Eby's NDP

The 'government's calculation appears to be billions for LNG and pennies for families'

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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 3d

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy passed away today according to the House of GG. She was a veteran of the Stonewall rebellion and a lifelong organizer for the safety and dignity of trans people, sex workers, and the incarcerated. She came from the same generation and milieu as Marsha and Sylvia. She was 78.

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Jon Thompson @jonthompson.bsky.social · 4d

According to Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler, Doug Ford & Greg Rickford have yet to contact Ginoogaming First Nation following the shooting death of a local man & apprehension of two Brampton men following a two-day, shelter-in-place incident leaders say was drug-related.

Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 4d

First Nations in states of emergency as Doug Ford pushes to mine the north.

As Ontario government sells to international mining companies, communities in crisis are demanding support instead of extraction.

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‘We’re losing control of our communities’: First Nations in states of emergency as Doug Ford pushes to mine the north

As Ontario government sells off the north to international mining companies, communities in crisis are demanding safety and healing instead of resource extraction

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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 4d

This week's episode highlights what happens when journalists are put on a list.

How groups weaponize claims of media bias to intimidate media outlets and reshape coverage of #Israel & #Palestine under the quiet complicity of Canadian newsrooms.
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Unrigged @unrigged.bsky.social · 22d

Introducing THERE IS A LIST, a new @ricochetmedia.bsky.social podcast investigation into Canary Mission and other organizations targeting Israel's critics in Canada.

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When speaking up for Palestine gets you put on a list

Introducing Ricochet's investigation into Canary Mission and other organizations targeting Israel's critics in Canada

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Andrea Houston @dreahouston.bsky.social · 8d

Love this! Brilliant work @nationalobserver.com!

Jimmy Thomson @jameswsthomson.com · 8d

Today, @nationalobserver.com is launching a tool to search municipal meeting transcripts across Canada. The tool has already helped us unearth a climate denial network targeting towns and cities, report on AI data centers, measure our impact and more.

Journalists and researchers, sign up for free!

Canada’s National Observer unveils a powerful tool for fighting disinformation

Civic Searchlight brings together municipal meeting transcripts from across Canada into a searchable database for the first time. It has already been used to fight disinformation, report on impact, di...

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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 8d

Barrie #Ontario recently declared a "state of emergency" over homelessness.

But for its mayor, the risk to human lives is not the emergency. The visibility of poverty is.

New op-ed from Nir Hagigi:

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In Barrie, poverty is the crime and visibility the emergency

The Ontario city’s so-called ‘state of emergency’ is a manufactured crisis built on cruelty, not care

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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 9d

In ep 3 of our investigative podcast, There is a List, we look at how Canadian #journalists reporting on #Palestine are being silenced through smear campaigns and institutional failures.

Want to see more journalism like this? Pls support us: ricochet.media/donate/

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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 9d

In Canada, groups are weaponizing claims of media bias to intimidate journalists and reshape coverage of Israel and Palestine with complicity of newsrooms.

How Israel and its ‘digital army’ work to silence the truth about #Gaza.

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How Israel and its 'digital army' work to silence the truth about Gaza

In Canada, groups weaponizing claims of media bias are being used to intimidate journalists and reshape coverage of Israel and Palestine under the quiet complicity of Canadian newsrooms

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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 10d

We're so thrilled that you're enjoying our podcast In Bed with the Elephant hosted by @caradrianh.bsky.social!

This podcast only happens with your support. So why not sign up as a monthly donor and help keep it going? ricochet.media/donate/

#IBWTE #peoplepoweredpress

Screenshot of Apple podcast reviews. Rave reviews for Adrian Harewood's new podcast, In Bed with the Elephant.

Ricochet Media's In Bed with the Elephant host Adrian Harewood interviewing Luke Savage at a live taping in Ottawa.

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The Terminally Well @theterminallywell.bsky.social · 10d

Greta Thunberg speaking after release from Israeli prison

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lukewsavage.bsky.social @lukewsavage.bsky.social · 10d

Never done podcasting like this before, but turns out it rocks. Special thanks to @caradrianh.bsky.social, my new favourite interviewer and to everyone who came out. Our convo will be up soon here. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/i...

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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 11d

Big news today, as Ecuador has revoked the licence for a Canadian company to develop a massive gold mine.

Brandi Morin reported from Ecuador on this mining project in May, with locals telling her it was a ‘ticking time bomb.’

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Brandi Morin in Ecuador: Indigenous water defenders take on a Canadian mining giant

The proposed Loma Larga gold mine represents a ‘ticking time bomb’ for arsenic contamination in the region

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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 10d

In the next edition of the Weekly Ricochet newsletter, get an update on our awesome live podcast taping of In Bed with the Elephant. Host @caradrianh.bsky.social sat down with @lukewsavage.bsky.social at Union Local 613 in #Ottawa. Full interview out soon!

Subscribe: shorturl.at/Pz3ez

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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 14d

How is there still no office for Indigenous rights complaints? Six years after #MMIWG Calls to Action, #Canada still has no ombudsman.

“To be honest with you, I’m kind of frustrated that we haven’t heard much response.”

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How is there still no office for Indigenous rights complaints?

Six years after MMIWG Calls to Action, Canada still has no ombudsman on Indigenous and human rights

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Adrian Harewood @caradrianh.bsky.social · 15d

The first ever Mary Ann Shadd Cary lecture is taking place @carleton.ca on Mon. Oct. 6, 2025 at 7pm featuring @camilledundas.bsky.social @byblacks.bsky.social on “Ending Extractive Journalism”
📍 Richcraft Hall + Livestream
🔗 Free to register at carleton.ca/sjc/cu-events/…. Please join us!!

https://carleton.ca/sjc/cu-events/…

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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 15d

🚨 #Ottawa! Join us Friday for a live taping of In Bed with the Elephant. Host @caradrianh.bsky.social will be in conversation with @lukewsavage.bsky.social!🚨

It's the kick-off for @pressforwardcanada.bsky.social's Future of Independent Media Summit.

Get your tix!

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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 15d

Doug Ford’s ‘common-sense conservation’ is a fast track to extinction, experts warn.

The #Ontario government has gutted protections for endangered species to pave the way for a ‘wild west’ of unchecked development.

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Doug Ford’s 'common-sense conservation' is a fast track to extinction, experts warn

With Bill 5, the Ontario government has gutted protections for endangered species and wetlands, dismantling decades of work to pave the way for a ‘wild west’ of unchecked development

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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 16d

"Here we are, on another #OrangeShirtDay, watching the settler colonial project unfold again in real time."

How many more Palestinian children have to die before Canada keeps its promise to the world?

New column from @jennjefferys.bsky.social:

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The youngest victims of genocide represent the last dying breath of our shared humanity

How many more Palestinian children have to die before Canada keeps its promise to the world?

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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 16d

On the latest episode, Dr. @yipengge.bsky.social joins host @caradrianh.bsky.social to discuss the genocide in #Gaza and Canada’s complicity.

"The threshold is very high to attack a hospital. What Israel has done is essentially attack all the hospitals in Gaza."

Listen wherever you get podcasts.

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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 17d

In Thunder Bay, an Indigenous artist and ’60s Scoop survivor is using music and education to fight for Indigenous justice and give hope to the next generation.

This is @shy-anne55.bsky.social's second act.

New feature from @jonthompson.bsky.social:

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From pop stardom to reconciliation songs: Shy-Anne Hovorka’s second act

The Anishinaabe-kwe artist and ’60s Scoop survivor turned her back on fame a decade ago — now she’s using music and education to fight for Indigenous justice and give hope to the next generation

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Andrea Houston @dreahouston.bsky.social · 17d

And? There's no amount of money or human resources we could invest into the Canadian military that could realistically protect us from the U.S. military. If the U.S. wanted to invade, we could not stop them.

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mānas @manas-0.bsky.social · 19d

I lived in Singapore from 1990 to 2005.

Singapore has mandatory national service for all males who are citizens or permanent citizens.

I was able to identify rape culture present within Singapore's boys when I was in primary school and could regularly identify unsafe, abusive, toxic adult males.

Andrea Houston @dreahouston.bsky.social · 19d

That’s not even mentioning the rampant white nationalism and violent sexism in the Canadian military.

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Andrea Houston @dreahouston.bsky.social · 18d

Oh I know. I'm a real journalist, so I'd spill all their secrets.

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