Anti-Orban concert in Hungary with the audience chanting “Russians, go home”

Sending lots of love to you. So many of us know the feeling of meeting our oncologist for the first time. You are surrounded by friends. ❤️

From tragedy, growth Who knew it would start with filing taxes?

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In 57 Languages, Meatpackers Strike for the First Time in 40 Years In less than a quarter-mile stretch of sidewalk, chatter in 57 languages overlaps with the sound of dancehall, bachata, Thai pop, Haitian kompa, and Micronesian hip-hop. At sunset, dozens gather for i...

What an incredible story: Meatpacking workers who speak 57 languages are ON STRIKE against the behemoth JBS in Greeley, CO. Reminds me of historical accounts of the Lawrence, Mass. strike of 1912, where workers spoke dozens of languages, and often sang to communicate.

Dolores Huerta! Hero ❤️. Co-founder of the United Farm Workers. Never forget.

On doilies and destruction Revealing the beauty and function of doilies through monumental-sized making

Ah, it's Sunday and another lovely read from @carlynyandle.bsky.social

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Always look forward to reading the latest from Carlyn Yandle. Art and lovely words. A perfect mix.

Minnesota’s ban on anti-union captive audience meetings survives legal challenge • Minnesota Reformer Minnesota’s ban on anti-union “captive audience meetings” survived a legal challenge and remains in effect after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to take up an appeal from two non-union contractor asso...

Minnesota’s ban on anti-union “captive audience meetings” survived a legal challenge and remains in effect minnesotareformer.com/briefs/minne...

Manitoba COVID response team member named Canada’s chief public health officer The physician who became a face of Manitoba’s COVID-19 response has a new title — Canada’s top doc.

The physician who became a face of Manitoba’s COVID-19 response has a new title — Canada’s top doc.

Amazon didn't give pay bump to unionized workers, B.C. labour board finds | CBC News The B.C. Labour Relations Board has found online retail giant Amazon violated the province's labour code by giving workers at most of its facilities scheduled pay increases, but leaving out unionized ...

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Gisèle Pelicot wanted us to know her name. These are the names of the men convicted in her rape | CBC News In September, as the trial that has shocked people around the world began, Gisèle Pelicot said she wanted people to know her name. And now that all 51 men charged in connection with the drugging, rape...

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Elon Musk posted about race almost every day in January Many social media posts by Tesla CEO on his platform are indiscernible from those of white supremacists, say experts

He's a white nationalist. He promotes Nazi conspiracies and is obsessed with saving the white birth rate.

What more do people need to hear or see?

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As Tumbler Ridge Mourns, Anti-Trans Misinfo Spreads | The Tyee No good will come from the conservative rush to weaponize the shooter’s identity in this story.

The response to the #TumblerRidgeShooting from far-right media, online commentators and even an elected official in Canada is another dark example of how pervasive anti-trans misinformation has become, even in Canada.

Mel Woods writes. #bcpoli #bced

The Stunning Realism of E.J. Hughes | The Tyee A new film about the late landscape painter is a moving exploration of shyness, failure and the beauty of BC.

“Whenever I look at his images depicting Vancouver Island, I think about my Woodend grandparents who lived in Metchosin, just outside Victoria, and cry.” 🎨

Yesterday, I posted profiles of Canadian soldiers who died in Afghanistan.
I hope you will have the time to read each of them. However short and fragmentary, each bears witness to the families, from Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Quebec, or Alberta, whose sons and daughters deployed to Kandahar.

Alberta’s ERs Have Become ‘Death Zones,’ Warns Doctor | The Tyee A review by Paul Parks found six people died while waiting to see a doctor in two weeks.

A well-known emergency medicine physician has compiled a list of six patients who died waiting for a doctor to attend to them in Alberta’s packed and chaotic emergency rooms over the two weeks at the end of 2025 and the start of 2026. @djclimenhaga.bsky.social writes. #abpoli

#Vancouver ❤️ 🇨🇦

Sex offender wanted Canada-wide after leaving Vancouver halfway house Dean Robert Merrick left a Downtown Eastside halfway house shortly before 9:30 a.m. to attend an appointment on Commercial Drive but didn't return

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“Recovering her story is important because it allows her scientific contributions to be appropriately recognised. Perhaps more importantly, her story reminds us that women have belonged in quantum physics from the beginning.” 🧪

A.J. Barks, who headed a nonprofit that provided health care to women and trans people, dies at 42

A.J. Barks, 42, died a week after suffering injuries in a car crash that claimed the life of her husband. Barks was co-executive director of Chicago Women’s Health Center, a nonprofit that provides health care access to women and trans people.

With a few days of reflection, I was inspired to write this piece in the memory of Angus Pratt. Please feel free to share with those you think need to hear this message survivornet.ca/learn/news/e...

Never forget these women ❤️. Murdered because they were women. #women #Canada #December6

Yes!

Labor Union Builds Mamdani Momentum in the Bronx - Documented Early this morning, union members rallied behind Zohran Mamdani in hopes of shifting Cuomo votes to supporting Mamdani's affordable housing and transportation agenda.

Early this morning, union members rallied behind Zohran Mamdani in hopes of shifting Cuomo votes to supporting Mamdani's affordable housing and transportation agenda.

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Only Unionized Amazon Warehouse in Canada Starts Negotiating | The Tyee Both sides have unresolved legal challenges before courts and labour relations tribunals.

Workers at the only unionized Amazon warehouse in Canada sat down Thursday to negotiate a contract for workers. @isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #bclab #canlab

Danielle Smith Brings Down the Hammer on Alberta’s Teachers | The Tyee The government rams through a back-to-work law and removes their Charter rights.

Overreach, anyone? #abpoli

‘Pure Chaos’: Warnings of an Alberta Health-Care Crisis | The Tyee Experts say AHS data obtained by The Tyee further indicate the system faces being overwhelmed.

Medicine Hat emergency room physician Dr. Paul Parks is warning the public about what he asserts is a looming crisis in Alberta’s health-care system that will overwhelm the province’s already over-capacity and understaffed hospitals and lead to unnecessary deaths. #abpoli

Only 1% of Workers at This Factory Made What Nike Says Is Typical Nike has made an expansive effort to convince consumers, investors and others that it is improving the lives of factory workers who make its products, not exploiting them. A rare view of wages at one ...

Nike says its suppliers pay workers 1.9 times the minimum wage on average.

But payroll records for one Cambodian factory revealed few people making that much, even after years on the job.

(Published April)

Doctors are seeing more non-smokers, especially women, with later-stage lung cancer Doctors are seeing a growing number of non-smokers with lung cancer. Although smoking remains the leading risk factor, the Canadian Cancer Society estimates about a quarter of lung cancer cases in the...

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