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This black-and-white action photograph captures Nina Kuscsik (1939 – 8, 2025), the pioneering American long-distance runner and champion who became the first woman to officially win the Boston Marathon in 1972. Shown mid-stride on the historic Boston course, Kuscsik runs with powerful forward momentum, her arms pumping and legs extended in full athletic stride. She wears a simple dark short-sleeved top with visible race bib, dark athletic shorts, and classic running shoes of the era; her short dark hair is tousled from effort, and a focused, determined expression lights her face—mouth slightly open, eyes fixed ahead with quiet intensity and grit. The outdoor setting shows the paved road lined with spectators under bright daylight, emphasizing the raw energy of the 26.2-mile race. The tight, dynamic composition centers Kuscsik as the sole focal point, conveying a mood of triumphant perseverance and breakthrough resolve. This image immortalizes a watershed moment in sports history: on April 17, 1972, Kuscsik finished first among the eight official female entrants (time 3:10:26), shattering long-held myths that women couldn’t safely run marathons. A two-time New York City Marathon winner (1972, 1973), co-founder of the first women-only road race, and advocate whose efforts helped pave the way for Title IX, Kuscsik ran more than 80 marathons and became a symbol of equality in athletics. Her 1972 Boston victory remains a landmark of courage and change.

The #BostonMarathon was run #OTD in 1972 and, for the first time, women were officially allowed to enter.

Nina Kuscsik emerged from an 8-member field to win the race in 3:10:26. She would go to win the NYC Marathon and was the first woman to win both the marathons in the same year. #WomensHistory

Deer My Friends

Every buddy is makeen a big deel about me spendeen 29 milliun dollars to get a privutt jet but Ford Fests happun all across Ontario now and my jet will get me their fast and if theirs a emergensee in Oddawa like the convoy I will be able to fly to my condo in Florida faster

Premair

This is what he means when he says his war has successfully achieved all the objectives

😒

We don’t have enough money for groceries…

But he has enough money to gift himself a private jet?!

Gift-redeem

NEW: Here’s a gift link to the @TorontoStar exclusive revealing the government’s purchase of a private jet for Premier Doug Ford’s use.

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Social Studies with Doug Ford:
❌ public grocery options to feed our children for less is COMMUNISM, bad!
✅ $29 million for a private jet is a wise use of tax dollars and is CAPITALISM, good!

Ford ‘furious’ jails run by his government are accidentally releasing inmates | Globalnews.ca Documents obtained by Global News revealed provincially-run jails are routinely releasing inmates in error, something the solicitor general was briefed on.

Local man outraged to discover he’s inept.

Not sure how Doug Ford can afford a private jet for himself when we don’t have enough money to fund our hospitals or schools?

I hope he spent his own family wealth on it - my taxpayer dollars shouldn’t be covering this extravagance.

Pierre questioning Carney’s credentials…
At least he has some.

The Montréal of Jackie Robinson | Tourisme Montréal Baseball and Black civil rights icon Jackie Robinson made history when he signed with the Montréal Royals, breaking white professional baseball’s colour barrier when he played the 1946 season with the...

⚾ On this Jackie Robinson Day, my look back at Jackie’s historic 1946 season with the fabled #Montreal Royals in the city that Jackie & Rachel Robinson loved ✊🏾

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Via @Montreal

#JackieRobinson #JackieRobinsonDay

Hospitalization rates for vaccine-preventable respiratory illnesses soar Study by CIHI, Public Health Agency of Canada says COVID cases are tied to 40% of hospitalizations for vaccine-preventable respiratory illnesses.

Hospitalization rates for vaccine-preventable respiratory illnesses soar

Why is it that price signals, the manifestation of the free market, are some innately wise force when it comes to housing or groceries — but when gas prices rise, we should do everything we can to blunt it? Are drivers exempt from the free market? Are there no alternatives to driving SUVs?

Blue graphic explaining that first-past-the-post allows a party with just over 40% of the vote to hold a majority and stonewall accountability. Includes a screenshot of a tweet by journalist Tina Yazdani describing restricted questions and unanswered press inquiries at a Doug Ford press conference.

When a government knows it cannot be easily voted out, accountability erodes. First-past-the-post turns minority support into unchecked power.

Proportional representation changes the incentives and strengthens democratic oversight.

SCOOP: The firing CityNews won’t explain Gone from air, and gone from the web.

Breaking from @policornerca.bsky.social: CityNews has cut ties with Queen’s Park reporter Tina Yazdani, while at least two of her stories about the Ford government have quietly vanished from the web without explanation. www.policorner.ca/p/scoop-the-... #topoli #onpoli

The strange, multicultural slang of Toronto’s teenagers Toronto Mans, a dialect from impoverished housing projects, blends Jamaican patois, Somali, Arabic and British slang influenced by London rap culture.

Much of Toronto Mans, as it is known, is borrowed from the languages of immigrants. Slang from Britain also packs the dictionary

@nonviolencenews.bsky.social I’m sure you’ve heard about this one? 💓

Impossible to disagree with a single word that Ben Rhodes (Obama era NSC official) is saying here:

So he’s going to wipe out an entire civilisation tonight? You ok with this, America??
(May you be treated differently than you treat others.)

Will NO ONE step in and stop this person?
#CowardsInCongress

Government won’t say how much it is spending on its ‘Protect Ontario’ commercials | Globalnews.ca Questions from Global News to the premier's office asking for a full list of different campaigns and how much they are budgeted for have gone unanswered.

NEW: "That's how we Protect Ontario."

It's a phrase you're likely to hear almost every time you turn on the TV or radio.

The Ford government is currently flooding Ontario with - but won't say how many campaigns there are or how much they cost. #OnPoli
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Government won’t say how much it is spending on its ‘Protect Ontario’ commercials | Globalnews.ca Questions from Global News to the premier's office asking for a full list of different campaigns and how much they are budgeted for have gone unanswered.

Ontario government protects Ontario government by not saying what Ontario government is spending to tell taxpayers how the Ontario government is protecting them.

Assumed this had been posted on April 1 and was horrified to discover not

Doug Ford’s government won’t hand over bike lane emails. Why critics say it’s a sign of things to come As Premier Doug Ford prepares to reduce records available for public scrutiny, FOI advocates say the provincial officials are already helping keep documents secret by dragging their heels for months o...

Doug Ford’s government won’t hand over bike lane emails. Why critics say it’s a sign of things to come

The Doug Ford government is moving to shield politicians from scrutiny. Here are secrets the new law would have kept under wraps The Star has for decades used freedom of information legislation to hold governments to account.

The Doug Ford government is moving to shield politicians from scrutiny. Here are secrets the new law would have kept under wraps

Victim Services Toronto to expand ‘Ask for Angela’ campaign ahead of the World Cup, here’s what’s new - NOW Toronto Victim Services Toronto is expanding a safety campaign to support people experiencing gender-based violence in the city during the World Cup.

Victim Services Toronto is expanding a safety campaign to support people experiencing gender-based violence in the city during the #WorldCup26. #AskforAngela #Toronto

nowtoronto.com/news/victim-...

Canadian Tax Journal call for proposals: Policy Forum on National Defence and Public Finances.

Canada has set targets to sharply increase defence spending. What does this mean for public finances?

Write for the CTJ Policy Forum!

Proposals due April 15th.

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Just stop.

Protesters gathered in cities across the US on Saturday to join a massive “No Kings” demonstration against Donald Trump, which organisers promoted as “the largest day of protest in US history”. ft.trib.al/mZDgCS2