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'...The participation of people with good intentions doesn't change a system that exists to cause harm. In fact, the participation of good people ensures its success...'
(Patty Krawec [@daanis.ca], 'Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future', 82).
(Patty Krawec [@daanis.ca], 'Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future', 82).
It's worth your time reading what Dionne Brand has to say about the Brontes, in 'Salvage: Readings from the Wreckage'.
It'll change your mind on this, as Christina Sharpe did, in 'Ordinary Notes', for me regarding "Amazing Grace", which I can no longer sing with my full chest, as it were.
It'll change your mind on this, as Christina Sharpe did, in 'Ordinary Notes', for me regarding "Amazing Grace", which I can no longer sing with my full chest, as it were.
Margot Robbie in red latex, Kate Bush impersonators and a pint of Emily ale: my crash course in Brontëmania
Margot Robbie in red latex, Kate Bush impersonators and a pint of Emily ale: my crash course in Brontëmania
As Wuthering Heights gets a raunchy Hollywood remake, our writer takes a pilgrimage through Haworth, the village where its author lived – and finds her spirit still electrifying the cobbled streets and windswept moors
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:33 AM
It's worth your time reading what Dionne Brand has to say about the Brontes, in 'Salvage: Readings from the Wreckage'.
It'll change your mind on this, as Christina Sharpe did, in 'Ordinary Notes', for me regarding "Amazing Grace", which I can no longer sing with my full chest, as it were.
It'll change your mind on this, as Christina Sharpe did, in 'Ordinary Notes', for me regarding "Amazing Grace", which I can no longer sing with my full chest, as it were.
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Fantastic article on #HamOnt’s Workers Arts and Heritage Centre. Proud to be a board member. #canlab www.cbc.ca/arts/at-a-mu...
At a museum for the art of work, these are its masterpieces | CBC Arts
The Workers Arts and Heritage Centre in Hamilton celebrates 30 years of telling working-class stories with an exhibition of ‘treasures’ from its collection.
www.cbc.ca
December 10, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Fantastic article on #HamOnt’s Workers Arts and Heritage Centre. Proud to be a board member. #canlab www.cbc.ca/arts/at-a-mu...
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Jon Batiste's ecstatic performance of "Big Money" on Austin City Limits is a must-watch from the acclaimed Season 51 lineup. Go catch this incredible live music moment on PBS. zurl.co/Fv8qg
Jon Batiste Brings Ecstatic Performance Of “Big Money” To Austin City Limits Season 51 - That Eric Alper
Seven-time Grammy and Academy Award-winning musician Jon Batiste made his highly anticipated return to the Austin City Limits stage for Season 51, showcasing songs from his rootsy and eclectic new collection, Big Money, in an ecstatic, high-energy hour that included a performance of the title track. Austin City Limits, which is celebrating over five decades […]
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December 10, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Jon Batiste's ecstatic performance of "Big Money" on Austin City Limits is a must-watch from the acclaimed Season 51 lineup. Go catch this incredible live music moment on PBS. zurl.co/Fv8qg
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My (academic yet personal) thoughts on the Pretendian discourse itself.
1. Yes, identity fraud happens in Indigenous communities.
2. Involved communities have the right to decide how to address it, not outsiders.
3. Anti-Pretendianism provides cover for anti-Blackness and lateral violence.
1. Yes, identity fraud happens in Indigenous communities.
2. Involved communities have the right to decide how to address it, not outsiders.
3. Anti-Pretendianism provides cover for anti-Blackness and lateral violence.
December 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
My (academic yet personal) thoughts on the Pretendian discourse itself.
1. Yes, identity fraud happens in Indigenous communities.
2. Involved communities have the right to decide how to address it, not outsiders.
3. Anti-Pretendianism provides cover for anti-Blackness and lateral violence.
1. Yes, identity fraud happens in Indigenous communities.
2. Involved communities have the right to decide how to address it, not outsiders.
3. Anti-Pretendianism provides cover for anti-Blackness and lateral violence.
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The Catholic Church has plenty of money, just saying
December 10, 2025 at 1:53 AM
The Catholic Church has plenty of money, just saying
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Supporters of a Muslim family in the Niagara region are demonstrating outside Thorold City Hall.
They’re protesting after the family was denied burial for their daughter in a city-run cemetery.
They’re protesting after the family was denied burial for their daughter in a city-run cemetery.
Family, supporters gather for vigil after Thorold fails to meet burial needs
Supporters of a Muslim family in the Niagara region are demonstrating outside Thorold City Hall on Tuesday night.
www.chch.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Supporters of a Muslim family in the Niagara region are demonstrating outside Thorold City Hall.
They’re protesting after the family was denied burial for their daughter in a city-run cemetery.
They’re protesting after the family was denied burial for their daughter in a city-run cemetery.
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Excitement on Barton Street in Hamilton Tuesday with the opening of new long-awaited homes for Black and Indigenous seniors who face homelessness.
New Barton St. modular housing opens for at-risk Black, Indigenous seniors
Excitement on Barton Street in Hamilton Tuesday with the opening of new long-awaited homes for Black and Indigenous seniors who face homelessness.
www.chch.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Excitement on Barton Street in Hamilton Tuesday with the opening of new long-awaited homes for Black and Indigenous seniors who face homelessness.
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It pains me that I will have to move to using Calibri in solidarity.
December 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
It pains me that I will have to move to using Calibri in solidarity.
This shouldn't be news. Fixing the tax code so she gets taxed rightly should be news. If you truly love people, pay your taxes; don't get tax breaks and write-offs from your ill-got largesse.
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott gave US$7.1 billion to nonprofits in 2025, a major increase
Mackenzie Scott gave US7.1 billion to nonprofits in 2025
The author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott revealed US$7.1 billion in donations to nonprofits in 2025 Tuesday, marking a significant increase in her annual giving from recent years.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 10, 2025 at 1:27 AM
This shouldn't be news. Fixing the tax code so she gets taxed rightly should be news. If you truly love people, pay your taxes; don't get tax breaks and write-offs from your ill-got largesse.
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Women’s groups, migrant-rights advocates are clear: C-12 will endanger women, gender-diverse people, children and asylum seekers.
Lib joined with Con and Bloc to reject every NDP amendment that would have protected survivors of violence.
This bill violates dignity, fairness and gender equality.
Lib joined with Con and Bloc to reject every NDP amendment that would have protected survivors of violence.
This bill violates dignity, fairness and gender equality.
December 9, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Women’s groups, migrant-rights advocates are clear: C-12 will endanger women, gender-diverse people, children and asylum seekers.
Lib joined with Con and Bloc to reject every NDP amendment that would have protected survivors of violence.
This bill violates dignity, fairness and gender equality.
Lib joined with Con and Bloc to reject every NDP amendment that would have protected survivors of violence.
This bill violates dignity, fairness and gender equality.
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Canada is the same amount of racist as the USA
December 10, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Canada is the same amount of racist as the USA
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It finally arrived! My absolute favourite Canadian Artist of all time’s new book: “History is Painted by the Victors” by Kent Monkman. #booksky
December 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
It finally arrived! My absolute favourite Canadian Artist of all time’s new book: “History is Painted by the Victors” by Kent Monkman. #booksky
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Vancouver city councillor @lucymaloney.bsky.social has introduced a new Council motion that would get rid of right turns on red lights in the city. Via @dailyhivevancouver.bsky.social
Unquestionably the smart, evidence-based move for EVERYONE’s safety, but especially for people walking & on bikes.
Unquestionably the smart, evidence-based move for EVERYONE’s safety, but especially for people walking & on bikes.
Ban right turns on red at intersections, proposes Vancouver city councillor | Urbanized
OneCity councillor Lucy Maloney is pushing for a ban on right turns during the red-light traffic signal at intersections across Vancouver.
dailyhive.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Vancouver city councillor @lucymaloney.bsky.social has introduced a new Council motion that would get rid of right turns on red lights in the city. Via @dailyhivevancouver.bsky.social
Unquestionably the smart, evidence-based move for EVERYONE’s safety, but especially for people walking & on bikes.
Unquestionably the smart, evidence-based move for EVERYONE’s safety, but especially for people walking & on bikes.
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Sipekne’katik First Nation bans N.S. premier, ministers in cannabis spat
Sipekne’katik First Nation bans N.S. premier, ministers in cannabis spat
INDIAN BROOK - A Nova Scotia First Nation says it has banned the province's premier and two of his senior ministers from band lands.
www.thestar.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Sipekne’katik First Nation bans N.S. premier, ministers in cannabis spat
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i’m so sick of the way people feel entitled to cheap clothes. people are taking “no ethical consumption under capitalism” to mean “don’t blame me if there were slaves in the supply chain.”
clothes should cost money—the solution is that you need less clothes, and that you should be paying a lot more
clothes should cost money—the solution is that you need less clothes, and that you should be paying a lot more
December 9, 2025 at 1:35 PM
i’m so sick of the way people feel entitled to cheap clothes. people are taking “no ethical consumption under capitalism” to mean “don’t blame me if there were slaves in the supply chain.”
clothes should cost money—the solution is that you need less clothes, and that you should be paying a lot more
clothes should cost money—the solution is that you need less clothes, and that you should be paying a lot more
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"The settler-colonial border along the 49th parallel cut through #Indigenous territories with their own sovereign boundaries."
indiginews.com/arts/paralla...
indiginews.com/arts/paralla...
Art exhibition explores the human costs of the 49th parallel
New gallery show in 'Abbotsford' confronts how the 'Canada-U.S.' boundary broke apart Indigenous territories
indiginews.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:01 AM
"The settler-colonial border along the 49th parallel cut through #Indigenous territories with their own sovereign boundaries."
indiginews.com/arts/paralla...
indiginews.com/arts/paralla...
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Canada’s privacy commissioner launches investigation into facial detection ads near Union Station
Canada’s privacy commissioner launches investigation into facial detection ads near Union Station
The Star previously reported on the billboards that collected Torontonians’ biometric data. They’re now the subject of a privacy investigation.
www.thestar.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Canada’s privacy commissioner launches investigation into facial detection ads near Union Station
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If all churches acted like this, I would have far fewer problems with churches.
December 9, 2025 at 11:17 AM
If all churches acted like this, I would have far fewer problems with churches.
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Your story of being turned away seems to be the way of many churches. The origin of the tax free agreement was the care they provide for those in need. Churches who do not provide shelter in their heated building, should not be tax free.
December 9, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Your story of being turned away seems to be the way of many churches. The origin of the tax free agreement was the care they provide for those in need. Churches who do not provide shelter in their heated building, should not be tax free.
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Even when citizenship is compromised in the current moment it is still a blanket. And we should recognize how it works as an organizing principle to get us to part of way we want to go. If people don’t understand that we are doomed. Fin
December 9, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Even when citizenship is compromised in the current moment it is still a blanket. And we should recognize how it works as an organizing principle to get us to part of way we want to go. If people don’t understand that we are doomed. Fin
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Unconscionable and cruel. 🪶😡💔🇨🇦 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
'She froze to death,' says grandson of woman found dead outside Laval seniors' residence | CBC News
An 88-year-old woman has died after being found outside a seniors' residence in Laval early this morning. Temperatures dropped to -18 C early Monday morning, according to Environment Canada.
www.cbc.ca
December 9, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Unconscionable and cruel. 🪶😡💔🇨🇦 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...