Federal agents cornered Marimar Martinez, shot her several times, boasted about it, arrested her, lied about her to the public and in the police report, and falsely charged her with assaulting them.
Now the government wants to keep evidence of their lies secret to protect these agents' "privacy."
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Yesterday, Germany’s domestic intelligence agency classified the far-right AfD as an “extremist” organization
I spoke with European parliamentarian @matthias-ecke.eu, who explained what the AfD is, how they emerged and why they are now considered a threat to democracy
www.dw.com/en/german-af...
Hey there! I wanted to share an important cause that can really make a difference for Mahdi, a young nursing student in Gaza who has faced unimaginable hardships. Every donation helps him cover essential living expenses and continue his education. Please RT. gofund.me/3c50c01d
I am sobbing watching someone with a huge platform finally go to the mat for trans athletes. I have been, and will be, a John Oliver fan forever.
Please, please, please take this link and post it everywhere.
If we look to history, or to global contemporary movements, there is one constant: the only way to stop tyranny is through workers walking off the job.
And yet, the lack of union density in the US has primed it for a fascist take-over.
noraloreto.substack.com/p/the-only-t...
Just a reminder, again, that Canada imports about $2B worth of human vaccines each year, 51% of which come from the U.S. We export just $675M. Belgium is our next largest international supplier at $593M.
hello cis friends
this is what people mean by trans genocide
if a type of person does not officially exist, then any harm against them cannot be measured or reported
this headline change isn't even being caused by an executive order
it's simply the NYT editors deciding we don't deserve to exist
In the Antisemitism files, is so wild to me that Shopify selling a shirt with a swastika (and not pulling it because it was a damn swastika) got way less coverage than a guy who waved a Palestinian flag near a hospital.
We are so very unserious about fighting Antisemitism in Canada!
Between Justin Trudeau’s resignation, the Liberal Party’s leadership race, and—most significantly—Donald Trump’s threats of tariffs and annexation, many Canadians are shaken and are now seriously reconsidering their options ahead of the federal election. thewalrus.ca/pierre-poilievre...
hey just for no reason here's an article I wrote awhile back about go bags and why you should have one and what might go in one.
margaretkilljoy.substack.com/p/get-yourse...
If you ask writer @davidmoscrop.com, Doug Ford might be the luckiest politician alive. While his record may be terrible (and scandalous), he has benefited from timing, avuncular charm, a divided electorate, and the first-past-the-post electoral system. thewalrus.ca/doug-ford-trump/
This new dashboard by Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge (HKPR) District Health Unit is just one example of critical work by public health units across Ontario, highlighting the dire inadequacy of social assistance in the province. www.hkpr.on.ca/news-and-ale... (1/2)
NEW — I spoke to a staffer at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) about DOJ's threat to pull funding if the org didn't comply with Trump's DEI executive order, and how org leadership rolled over.
"Rather than fight back, we chose to sacrifice trans children," they said.
ICYMI, Toronto Public Health released preliminary data on homeless deaths in Toronto in 2024 (Jan-June). It paints a particularly violent picture for homeless women, who are dying younger than ever before — age 36 on average — and overwhelmingly from toxic drugs and increasingly outdoors.
New poll finds majority of Ontarians reject Doug Ford’s reason for calling an early election
Over six-in-ten Ontarians say Doug Ford’s Ontario PCs failed to accomplish goals from last election and “do not deserve to be re-elected”
Labour unions call on Canada to “hit back hard” after Donald Trump launches unprovoked trade war against Canada
Canadian labour leaders say Trump’s “reckless” and “devastating” tariffs are only going to hurt workers in both Canada and the United States
is it good or bad that a billionaire oligarch with close ties to foreign dictators is currently downloading the most sensitive information the us federal government has about its citizens to his own private servers?
Trans folks seeking passports: Here's something potentially useful, to a small group. If you are in:
Michigan
Minnesota
New York
Vermont
Washington
You have access to an "EDL". This is a drivers license that can be used for LAND AND SEA (not air) entry to Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean. (1/3)
same methods, different era
The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...
Is this thing on
