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jgerardi.bsky.social @jgerardi.bsky.social · 28d

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Talks at a standstill, union says, as Ontario college support workers remain on strike | CBC News

There's no end in sight almost a week into the strike of St. Clair College support workers, with negotiations between the parties going nowhere a local union rep says.

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 1h

the president using the office to punish americans that didnt vote for him should really be one of the biggest scandals in americas history

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 8h

Trump is upfront in saying he will use the shutdown to punish Democrats, and here are the receipts. About $27.2 billion cut from Dem districts compared to about $0.7 billion in GOP districts.
We all complain about the media, but need this type of in-depth journalism.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Trump Halts Billions in Grants for Democratic Districts During Shutdown (Gift Article)

The Trump administration has frozen or canceled nearly $28 billion primarily located in Democratic-led districts, according to an analysis by The New York Times.

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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 4h

New from me at TVO: Ontario's rules say (some) retailers are supposed to be accepting empties by now. The province has started (gasp) enforcing those rules. www.tvo.org/article/anal...

TVO Today | Current Affairs Journalism, Documentaries and Podcasts

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jgerardi.bsky.social @jgerardi.bsky.social · 5h

His company is being bought by these people

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 12h

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7h

PORTLAND — Robby Roadsteamer grabbed by ICE for singing… 🎵

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Akshat Rathi @akshatrathi.bsky.social · 5h

"Spain is favoured by BYD because of its relatively low manufacturing costs and clean energy network." www.reuters.com/world/china/...

Exclusive: Spain the frontrunner for Chinese carmaker BYD's third European plant, sources say

China's No. 1 automaker BYD considers Spain to be its top candidate for a third car factory to serve the European market, two people briefed on the matter told Reuters, as the company seeks to grow sales on the continent.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 6h

If the Supreme Court strikes down Section 2 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which has been interpreted to require the creation of majority-minority districts, Republicans could eliminate upward of a dozen Democratic-held districts across the South. Here's how.

The Supreme Court Case That Could Hand the House to Republicans

Democrats would be in danger of losing around a dozen majority-minority districts across the South if the court struck down part of the Voting Rights Act.

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jgerardi.bsky.social @jgerardi.bsky.social · 11h

I'm still hoping for Cam Jordan, for a Ray Bourque like run with the Avs.

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CFB Film Room @cfbfilmroom.bsky.social · 12h

The blitz has forced these quarterbacks into mistakes at a high rate.

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Dr. Mike P. Moffatt @mikepmoffatt.bsky.social · 11h

I'm on Newstalk 1010 at 7:20 am to discuss the federal government's $283 million infrastructure funding for Toronto, which doesn't seem to be leading to the construction of more housing. Let me explain.

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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 12h

What We Get Wrong About Energy Poverty
open.substack.com/pub/toddmoss...

What We Get Wrong About Energy Poverty

Five big mistakes

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Polling Canada @canadianpolling.bsky.social · 23h

NL - Election Results - (7:17PM ET):

(Leading / Elected = Total Seats --> Pop Vote %)

LIB: 20 / 1 = 21 --> 45.9%
PC: 12 / 3 = 15 --> 43.1%
NDP: 2 / 0 = 2 --> 7.1%
IND: 1 / 1 = 2 --> 3.9%

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 1d

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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CFB Film Room @cfbfilmroom.bsky.social · 1d

Good luck running between the tackles against these defenses.

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jgerardi.bsky.social @jgerardi.bsky.social · 1d

I wonder what 🇨🇳 will do next? What they will they ignore bc the 🇺🇸 haven't pushed bunch of companies with R&D into bankruptcy?

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Chris Bataille @chrisbataille.bsky.social · 1d

Interesting take on the seeming lack of enthusiasm for solid state batteries in North American car makers. Lacking the drive & competition of Chinese EV firms, they seem content to let the Chinese go 1st while staying profitable behind the US tariff wall www.jalopnik.com/1994775/gm-f...

GM And Ford Don't Really Care That Solid-State Batteries Are Getting Big In China - Jalopnik

Some automakers are calling it the future of EV powertrains, so why aren't Ford and GM stepping up to develop solid-state batteries?

www.jalopnik.com

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Glen Peters @glenpeters.bsky.social · 1d

Wow, thanks for finding that. I had sort of forgotten about it. I have been looking for an article that summarises these issues. I was looking in the wrong place...

Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 1d

a medal for @glenpeters.bsky.social, who in 2017 correctly cautioned against pre-emptive celebration about peak emissions in China

www.climatechangenews.com/2017/03/31/c...

Have Chinese CO2 emissions really peaked?

We are really bad at predicting Chinese emissions. Why do we think we know what happens next?

www.climatechangenews.com

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Armine Yalnizyan @armineyalnizyan.bsky.social · 1d

It's not just Tricolor.
Subprime loans for cars .... a big problem.

Chart from www.wsj.com/business/aut...

The K-shaped market comes to auto: more cars over $50K, more delinquencies, defaults and repos.
Good story here:
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/13/n...

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 2d

A record 29% — nearly a third! — of all new cars purchased in California during July, August, and September were zero-emission vehicles.

DC may be fine with selling out American innovation to China, but California will keep charging ahead toward cleaner air for our communities.

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Dianna Russini @diannarussini.bsky.social · 2d

Brian Branch has been suspended one game without pay by the NFL for his role in Sunday night's altercation between the Chiefs and Lions.

Branch may appeal.

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Dave Birkett @davebirkett.bsky.social · 2d

Letter from NFL VP of football ops to Branch:

Your aggressive, non-football act was entirely unwarranted, posed a serious risk of injury, and clearly violated the standards of conduct and sportsmanship expected of NFL players. Your conduct reflected poorly on the NFL and has no place in our game.

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Ben Koo @bkoo.bsky.social · 2d

My article on a crazy scenario for Fox.

They used one of their first 3 picks to get the Ohio State vs. Penn State (9+ million viewers last two years)

A few insiders now tell me 30% chance they now pick USC at Nebraska with a higher chance if USC beats ND and PSU loses to Iowa.

Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 2d

Fox might not pick Ohio State-Penn State for Big Noon anymore

Sixteen days ago, Penn State was ranked third and hosting No. 6 Oregon. For Nittany Lions fans, all was going according to plan, and the 2025 season was still “their year.” Three losses later, including two to conference afterthoughts UCLA and Northwestern, Penn State fired head coach James Franklin, rocking State College and the college Read more... The post Fox might not pick Ohio State-Penn State for Big Noon anymore appeared first on Awful Announcing.

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jgerardi.bsky.social @jgerardi.bsky.social · 2d

DARVO

a cartoon of donald trump sitting at a desk with the words well did you tell everyone you did n't do anything wrong below him

ALT: a cartoon of donald trump sitting at a desk with the words well did you tell everyone you did n't do anything wrong below him

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Kevin Wright @kevinmawright.bsky.social · 2d

I wish we as a society had our priorities straight.

Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 2d

the more things change, the more they stay the same in college football (coaches being showered in cash for not working)

Firings so far this season by Arkansas, Oklahoma State, Oregon State, Penn State, UAB, UCLA and Virginia Tech have those schools committed to buyouts totaling $93.9 million, subject to mitigation and offset, but not including amounts that also will be owed to assistant coaches

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Nick Baumgardner @nickbaumgardner.bsky.social · 2d

Collinsworth actually nailed that one -- Chiefs wouldn't get into nickel when Detroit was in 11 because they knew what was coming and the Lions tried it anyway.

Lions trying to force some stuff offensively and the Chiefs have stepped up the physicality.

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