Mary Bridger
@mbridger.bsky.social
Gender equality and social justice advocacy wonk, gently dipping a tentative toe into the Blue Sky world. Currently Head of Policy at CARE Canada. Based in Tkaronto/Toronto
An oldie but a goodie. 7 years later and we're still out here defending #foreignaid. Thanks for the reminder, @savethechildren.org
m.youtube.com/watch?v=pMy8...
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What Has Aid Ever Done For Anyone?
YouTube video by SaveTheChildren
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February 21, 2025 at 11:28 PM
An oldie but a goodie. 7 years later and we're still out here defending #foreignaid. Thanks for the reminder, @savethechildren.org
m.youtube.com/watch?v=pMy8...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=pMy8...
This is a critical moment of need for the world and the worst possible time to be pulling life-saving support.
This is not a time for complacency. Our advocacy will continue to speak to the need to reverse this and maintain transformative investments in the lives of those most vulnerable.
This is not a time for complacency. Our advocacy will continue to speak to the need to reverse this and maintain transformative investments in the lives of those most vulnerable.
February 5, 2025 at 7:55 PM
This is a critical moment of need for the world and the worst possible time to be pulling life-saving support.
This is not a time for complacency. Our advocacy will continue to speak to the need to reverse this and maintain transformative investments in the lives of those most vulnerable.
This is not a time for complacency. Our advocacy will continue to speak to the need to reverse this and maintain transformative investments in the lives of those most vulnerable.
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A reminder that the BBC can still do accurate, informative analysis when it wants to.
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February 5, 2025 at 7:30 AM
A reminder that the BBC can still do accurate, informative analysis when it wants to.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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What the fuck?
Fellow NSA - National Security Agency veterans. Look at what’s happened at the National Cryptologic Museum. They covered up with brown paper the photos of Women in American Cryptology. All in response to President Trump’s anti-diversity executive order.
February 2, 2025 at 5:11 AM
What the fuck?
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Well, I guess we’ll just never know whether it was a Nazi salute or not…
Musk joins German far right's opening rally remotely, instructs Germans to stop feeling guilty and reminds them how impressed Caesar had been with German tribes' ability to fight.
Could not make this up.
Could not make this up.
Elon Musk bei AfD-Wahlkampfauftakt in Halle (Saale) zugeschaltet
»Seid stolz, Deutsche zu sein«: Von einer Videoleinwand sprach der Techmilliardär Elon Musk zu AfD-Anhängern. Der Trump-Berater verbreitete seine Erkenntnisse über die »deutsche Kultur«, in der Messeh...
www.spiegel.de
January 25, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Well, I guess we’ll just never know whether it was a Nazi salute or not…
Bishop Budde is the joy that is brightening this dark week for me. This story just adds to my gratitude.
The resistance is happening. It's all around us.
Let us celebrate and share the big acts because it helps us to understand that small gestures also matter.
There are only two sides now.
Those who are complicit in evil and those who resist.
Let us celebrate and share the big acts because it helps us to understand that small gestures also matter.
There are only two sides now.
Those who are complicit in evil and those who resist.
January 25, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Bishop Budde is the joy that is brightening this dark week for me. This story just adds to my gratitude.
Kudos to the many many civil society organizations who have been advocating for this, including our partners at CARE Cuba!
@carecanada.bsky.social
@carecanada.bsky.social
Biden to remove Cuba from list of state sponsors of terrorism
Biden to remove Cuba from list of state sponsors of terrorism
Officials say assessment shows ‘we do not have information that supports designation’ placed on Cuba by Trump in 2021
The Biden administration has notified Congress that it will remove Cuba from its list of state sponsors of terrorism in a deal that…
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Kudos to the many many civil society organizations who have been advocating for this, including our partners at CARE Cuba!
@carecanada.bsky.social
@carecanada.bsky.social
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Many reasons why people don't vote. One is a pervasive sense of powerlessness, bred by a system that has stripped so many of power. #voting #democracy
A third of us tried to save two thirds of us from themselves.
They’re about to find out.
They’re about to find out.
December 17, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Many reasons why people don't vote. One is a pervasive sense of powerlessness, bred by a system that has stripped so many of power. #voting #democracy
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Forgive me father, for I have podcasted.
I did my best to try and explain everything that went down on Parliament Hill yesterday for @backbenchcast.
This could have been a four hour episode if I had been given enough leash. #cdnpoli
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...
I did my best to try and explain everything that went down on Parliament Hill yesterday for @backbenchcast.
This could have been a four hour episode if I had been given enough leash. #cdnpoli
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...
The Undoing of Justin Trudeau
Podcast Episode · The Backbench · 2024-12-17 · 21m
podcasts.apple.com
December 17, 2024 at 3:02 PM
Forgive me father, for I have podcasted.
I did my best to try and explain everything that went down on Parliament Hill yesterday for @backbenchcast.
This could have been a four hour episode if I had been given enough leash. #cdnpoli
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...
I did my best to try and explain everything that went down on Parliament Hill yesterday for @backbenchcast.
This could have been a four hour episode if I had been given enough leash. #cdnpoli
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...
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“…almost half want to die as a result of the trauma they have been through.”
Death feels imminent for 96% of children in Gaza, study finds
Death feels imminent for 96% of children in Gaza, study finds
Needs assessment by NGO reveals the huge psychological impact of the war with Israel on young people
* Middle East crisis - live updates
A new study of children living through the war in Gaza has found that 96% of them feel that their death is…
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2024 at 11:03 AM
“…almost half want to die as a result of the trauma they have been through.”
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This is supposedly about why young women are so opposed to populist parties. It’s actually about why young men like Farage. We spend a lot of time analyzing young men’s preferences. But very little assessing WHY young women have become sharply progressive www.politicshome.com/thehouse/art...
Why are young women so unlikely to support Reform?
Why young men seem to be drifting towards Reform has been a major talking point in recent weeks. But less attention has been paid to the role young...
www.politicshome.com
December 12, 2024 at 12:33 PM
This is supposedly about why young women are so opposed to populist parties. It’s actually about why young men like Farage. We spend a lot of time analyzing young men’s preferences. But very little assessing WHY young women have become sharply progressive www.politicshome.com/thehouse/art...
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TikTok’s annual carbon footprint is likely bigger than Greece’s, study finds
TikTok’s annual carbon footprint is likely bigger than Greece’s, study finds
Average user generates greenhouse gases equal to driving an extra 123 miles in gas-powered car a year, data shows
TikTok’s annual carbon footprint is probably larger than that of Greece, according to a new analysis of the social media platform’s…
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2024 at 12:47 PM
TikTok’s annual carbon footprint is likely bigger than Greece’s, study finds
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Carbon pricing — including the Liberal government’s carbon levy-and-rebate scheme — had a small impact on the rate of inflation over the past five years, when the climate policy was responsible for a “small fraction” of the surge in consumer prices, according to a new study.
Trudeau government’s carbon price has had ‘minimal’ effect on inflation and food costs, study concludes
Carbon pricing had a small impact on the rate of inflation over the past five years, when the climate policy was responsible for a "small fraction" of the surge in
www.thestar.com
December 12, 2024 at 3:15 PM
Carbon pricing — including the Liberal government’s carbon levy-and-rebate scheme — had a small impact on the rate of inflation over the past five years, when the climate policy was responsible for a “small fraction” of the surge in consumer prices, according to a new study.
Is anyone else experiencing a Giving Week rather than Giving Tuesday? It's been great connecting with donors and supporters of @careglobal.bsky.social this week. Also, fascinating discussions of how we embrace innovation in fundraising, including our collaborative Giving Machine in downtown Toronto!
December 4, 2024 at 11:22 PM
Is anyone else experiencing a Giving Week rather than Giving Tuesday? It's been great connecting with donors and supporters of @careglobal.bsky.social this week. Also, fascinating discussions of how we embrace innovation in fundraising, including our collaborative Giving Machine in downtown Toronto!
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This is a far more important story than many realize. The attacks on national publicly accountable broadcasting is coordinated on the right. I’ll do this 🧵 in 3 parts to avoid being overly long. Part 1: #PierrePoilievre #ElonMusk & the far right disinfo brain-washing ecosystem. #cdnpoli #cdnmedia
December 2, 2024 at 12:47 AM
This is a far more important story than many realize. The attacks on national publicly accountable broadcasting is coordinated on the right. I’ll do this 🧵 in 3 parts to avoid being overly long. Part 1: #PierrePoilievre #ElonMusk & the far right disinfo brain-washing ecosystem. #cdnpoli #cdnmedia
I dont think they're on BlueSky (yet!) but a shoutout to Oxfam Canada for their eye-catching Ottawa activation this week dropping flyers to raise attention for an #ceasefire in #Palestine. 🇵🇸
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November 29, 2024 at 6:07 PM
I dont think they're on BlueSky (yet!) but a shoutout to Oxfam Canada for their eye-catching Ottawa activation this week dropping flyers to raise attention for an #ceasefire in #Palestine. 🇵🇸
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Five actions Biden can take to protect civil liberties before Trump’s presidency
Five actions Biden can take to protect civil liberties before Trump’s presidency
From confirming judges to closing detention centers, six experts address how the president can limit Trump’s impact
In less than two months, Donald Trump will take office, threatening several areas of American life and international policy. The…
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2024 at 3:15 PM
Five actions Biden can take to protect civil liberties before Trump’s presidency
Was not expecting that my feel-good moment today would come from a climate-conscious copper kitchenware company in India, but here we are! Loved this story.
Fun little scoop by the FT - an Indian kitchenware company sold the domain cop29.com to Global Witness even though the COP29 presidency made a higher bid because they are concerned about climate change www.ft.com/content/acd0... (gift link)
Azerbaijan blocks COP29.com in fossil fuel domain name war
Kitchenware company near New Delhi sells name to campaigners attacking oil and gas groups
www.ft.com
November 21, 2024 at 6:45 PM
Was not expecting that my feel-good moment today would come from a climate-conscious copper kitchenware company in India, but here we are! Loved this story.